Altimeter observations of the MJO/ENSO connection through Kelvin waves

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1193-1203

  Edwards, Laura A ^a   Houseago Stokes, Richenda E ^b   Cipollini, Paolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEROID ALTIMETERS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CORRELATION THEORY;

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; KELVIN WAVES; MADDEN JULIAN OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING;

ALTIMETER; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; KELVIN WAVE; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 33744814694     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160500380182     Document Type: Article

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