Characteristics and origin of quasi-biweekly oscillation over the western North Pacific during boreal summer

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 14, 2010, Pages

  Chen, Guanghua ^a   Sui, Chung Hsiung ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCEAN CURRENTS; TROPICS;

BAROCLINIC; BAROCLINIC MODE; BAROTROPIC; CYCLONIC CIRCULATION; DIABATIC HEATING; EDDY KINETIC ENERGY; ENERGETIC ANALYSIS; EQUATORIAL REGIONS; EQUATORIAL ROSSBY WAVES; EQUATORIAL WAVES; GROUP VELOCITIES; PHASE LAGS; PHASE SPEED; PLANETARY WAVES; QUARTER-WAVELENGTH; TIGHTLY-COUPLED; VERTICAL MOTIONS; WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC;

VORTICITY;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BAROCLINIC MODE; KINETIC ENERGY; POTENTIAL ENERGY; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; ROSSBY WAVE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VORTICITY; WAVELENGTH; CONVECTION; CYCLONE; DIABATIC PROCESS; SUMMER;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST);

EID: 77955220905     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013389     Document Type: Article

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