The dynamics of wind-driven intraseasonal variability in the equatorial Indian Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Nagura, Motoki ^a   McPhaden, Michael J ^b  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAVITY WAVES; OCEAN CURRENTS; WAVES;

BAROCLINIC MODE; CONSTRUCTIVE INTERFERENCE; EASTWARD PROPAGATION; EQUATORIAL INDIAN OCEAN; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; INTRASEASONAL TIME SCALE; INTRASEASONAL VARIABILITY; KELVIN WAVES; LOW-FREQUENCY WAVES; PLANE MODEL; RED SHIFT; RESONANT EXCITATION; ROSSBY WAVE; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; VELOCITY SPECTRUM; WESTERN BOUNDARY; WIND FORCING;

VELOCITY;

BAROCLINIC MODE; EASTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; KELVIN WAVE; ROSSBY WAVE; SATELLITE DATA; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIMESCALE; WAVELENGTH; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; WIND FORCING; WIND STRESS; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 84856971545     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JC007405     Document Type: Article

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