A dynamical ocean feedback mechanism for the Madden-Julian Oscillation

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 136, Issue 648, 2010, Pages 740-754

  Webber, Benjamin G M ^a   Matthews, Adrian J ^a   Heywood, Karen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delayed oscillator; Equatorial kelvin waves; Equatorial rossby waves; Indian Ocean dynamics; Intraseasonal variability; MJO generation mechanism

Indexed keywords

EQUATORIAL ROSSBY WAVES; GENERATION MECHANISM; INDIAN OCEAN; INTRASEASONAL VARIABILITY; KELVIN WAVES;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONES; GEODETIC SATELLITES; GRAVITY WAVES; HEAT FLUX; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; OCEAN CURRENTS; REMOTE SENSING;

DYNAMICS;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; DATA SET; DOWNWELLING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; EQUATORIAL DYNAMICS; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; KELVIN WAVE; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; REMOTE SENSING; ROSSBY WAVE; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TOPEX-POSEIDON; WAVE PROPAGATION; WESTERLY; WIND DIRECTION;

AUSTRALIA; BAY OF BENGAL; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; INDIAN OCEAN; SUMATRA; SUNDA ISLES;

EID: 77953033816     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.604     Document Type: Article

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