A spectrum analysis of synoptic-scale disturbances in the ITCZ

Journal of Climate

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2725-2739

  Gu, G ^a   Zhang, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONVECTION; RADIATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WAVE EFFECTS;

SYNOPTIC-SCALE DISTURBANCES;

CLIMATOLOGY;

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035874648     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2001)014<2725:ASAOSS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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