Wavenumber-frequency spectra of inertia-gravity and mixed Rossby-gravity waves in the equatorial Pacific Ocean

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1859-1881

  Thomas Farrar, J ^a   Durland, Theodore S ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inertia gravity waves

Indexed keywords

ANTI-SYMMETRIC; BAROCLINIC MODE; DATA RECORDS; EQUATORIAL PACIFIC; EQUATORIAL PACIFIC OCEAN; EQUATORIAL WAVES; FREQUENCY SPECTRA; INERTIA-GRAVITY WAVES; LINEAR THEORY; MERIDIONAL WINDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; ROSSBY-GRAVITY WAVE; SPECTRAL PEAK; STRESS COMPONENT; STRESS SPECTRUM; SURFACE DYNAMICS; SYMMETRY PROPERTIES; TIDE GAUGES; TROPICAL ATMOSPHERES; WAVENUMBER-FREQUENCY SPECTRA; ZONAL WAVENUMBER;

MOORING; OCEAN CURRENTS; WIND STRESS;

GRAVITY WAVES;

EQUATORIAL WAVE; GRAVITY WAVE; INTERNAL WAVE; ROSSBY WAVE; WAVE HEIGHT; WAVE SPECTRUM; WIND STRESS;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 84871961888     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: 15200485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-11-0235.1     Document Type: Article

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