Observed dispersion relation of Yanai waves and 17-day tropical instability waves in the Pacific Ocean

Scientific Online Letters on the Atmosphere

Volumn 6, Issue , 2010, Pages 17-20

  Shinoda, Toshiaki ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 77954769794     PISSN: 13496476     EISSN: 13496476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/sola.2010-005     Document Type: Article

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