Madden-Julian oscillation and sea level: Local and remote forcing

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Oliver, E C J ^a   Thompson, K R ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVES; LANDFORMS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEA LEVEL; WATER WAVES; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC VARIABILITY; AUSTRALIA; COASTAL OCEAN; COASTAL-TRAPPED WAVE; DOMINANT MODE; EQUATORIAL PACIFIC; GLOBAL SEA LEVELS; INDIAN OCEAN; INTRASEASONAL TIME SCALE; KELVIN WAVES; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; NORTH COAST; ONSHORE WINDS; PHYSICAL PROCESS; REMOTE FORCING; ROSSBY WAVE; SHALLOW WATERS; SOUTH AMERICA; TIMOR SEA; TROPICAL ATMOSPHERES;

COASTAL ZONES;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ALTIMETER; COASTAL ZONE; KELVIN WAVE; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; ROSSBY WAVE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SHALLOW WATER; TIMESCALE;

ARAFURA SEA; GULF OF CARPENTARIA; INDIAN OCEAN; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH AMERICA; TIMOR SEA;

CARPENTARIA;

EID: 76149121158     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JC005337     Document Type: Article

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