Observed reflectivity of the western boundary of the equatorial Pacific Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2002, Pages

  Zang, Xiaoyun ^a   Fu, Lee Lueng ^a   Wunsch, Carl ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

El Ni o; Equatorial Kelvin waves; Equatorial Rossby waves; Sea level variations; Western boundary reflection

Indexed keywords

KELVIN WAVE; REFLECTIVITY; ROSSBY WAVE; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; TOPEX-POSEIDON;

(EQUATORIAL); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0037110398     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000719     Document Type: Article

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