Second and first baroclinic Kelvin modes in the equatorial Pacific at intraseasonal timescales

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2003, Pages

  Cravatte, Sophie ^a   Picaut, Joël ^a   Eldin, Gérard ^a  

^a LEGOS   (France)

Author keywords

El Ni o; Equatorial Kelvin waves; Intraseasonal; Pacific Ocean

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BAROCLINIC WAVE; EL NINO; KELVIN WAVE;

(EQUATORIAL); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0344121222     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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