The spectrum of convectively coupled Kelvin waves and the Madden-Julian oscillation in regions of low-level easterly and westerly background flow

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2107-2111

  Roundy, Paul E ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Intraseasonal variability; Tropical variabilty

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND FLOW; GLOBAL TROPICS; INTRASEASONAL VARIABILITY; KELVIN WAVES; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION; SPECTRAL GAP; SPECTRAL PEAK; TRADE WINDS; TROPICAL CONVECTION; TROPICAL VARIABILTY; WARM POOLS; WAVENUMBER-FREQUENCY DOMAIN; WESTERLY WINDS;

COASTAL ZONES; LAKES; OSCILLATING FLOW;

GRAVITY WAVES;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; EASTERLY WAVE; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; KELVIN WAVE; LONGWAVE RADIATION; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; WAVELET ANALYSIS; WESTERLY;

EID: 84864855957     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-12-060.1     Document Type: Article

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