The contribution of extratropical waves to the MJO wind field

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 155-176

  Adames, Ángel F ^a   Patoux, Jérôme ^a   Foster, Ralph C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Applied Physics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Madden Julian oscillation; Pacific Ocean; Rossby waves; Vorticity

Indexed keywords

BAROTROPIC STRUCTURES; EASTWARD PROPAGATION; EXTRA-TROPICAL ROSSBY WAVES; GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT VARIATIONS; IRROTATIONAL COMPONENT; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; PACIFIC OCEAN; ROSSBY WAVE;

CLIMATOLOGY; MECHANICAL WAVES; OCEAN CURRENTS; POWER SPECTRUM; TROPICS; VORTICITY;

OSCILLATING FLOW;

GRAVITY WAVE; GREEN FUNCTION; KELVIN WAVE; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; ROSSBY WAVE; VORTICITY; WIND FIELD;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84891655449     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-13-084.1     Document Type: Article

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