Why are there Rossby wave maxima in the Pacific at 10°S and 13°N?

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1549-1563

  Capotondi, Antonietta ^a   Alexander, Michael A ^a   Deser, Clara ^b  

^a EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER WAVE EFFECTS;

THERMOCLINE DEPTH VARIABILITY;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EKMAN PUMPING; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; ROSSBY WAVE; THERMOCLINE; WIND FORCING;

(TROPICAL); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0141538267     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2407.1     Document Type: Article

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