Dynamics of resonantly interacting equatorial waves

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 263-279

  Raupp, Carlos F M ^a,b   Silva Dias, Pedro L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUATORIAL WAVE; GALERKIN METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 33644850676     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2005.00151.x     Document Type: Article

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