Seasonal propagation of sea level along the equator in the Atlantic

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1069-1074

  Bunge, Lucia ^a   Clarke, Allan J ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC SEA; BAROCLINIC MODE; EASTWARD PROPAGATION; EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTION ANALYSIS; EQUATORIAL WINDS; INDEPENDENT MODE; KELVIN WAVES; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; TIME AND SPACE; WARM WATER; WIND STRESS CURL;

COASTAL ZONES; FOURIER ANALYSIS; GRAVITY WAVES; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; SEA LEVEL;

WIND STRESS;

BAROCLINIC MODE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EQUATORIAL WAVE; KELVIN WAVE; SEA LEVEL; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; THERMOCLINE; WAVE PROPAGATION; WIND STRESS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 67649989039     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JPO4003.1     Document Type: Article

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