Three-dimensional structure and evolution of the MJO and its relation to the mean flow

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2007-2026

  Adames, Ángel F ^a   Wallace, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric circulation; Empirical orthogonal functions; Madden Julian oscillation; Rossby waves; Teleconnections

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COASTAL ZONES; GRAVITY WAVES; KINETICS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTION; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; ROSSBY WAVE; TELECONNECTIONS;

TROPOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; BAROTROPIC MOTION; CLIMATOLOGY; JET STREAM; KELVIN WAVE; KINETIC ENERGY; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; PLANETARY WAVE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; ROSSBY WAVE; TELECONNECTION; TROPOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING; WESTERLY; ZONAL WIND;

ANDES;

EID: 84897025697     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-13-0254.1     Document Type: Article

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