Mechanism of Kelvin and Rossby waves during ENSO events

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 169-189

  Kim, K Y ^a   Kim, Y Y ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; KELVIN WAVE; ROSSBY WAVE; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE WIND;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0036991273     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-002-0547-9     Document Type: Article

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