Modulation of the convectively coupled Kelvin waves over South America and the tropical Atlantic Ocean in association with the Madden-Julian oscillation

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1371-1388

  Guo, Yanjuan ^a   Jiang, Xianan ^a   Waliser, Duane E ^a,b  

^a Los Angeles   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COASTAL ZONES; GRAVITY WAVES; MOISTURE;

MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; PHYSICAL PROCESS; SPECIFIC HUMIDITY; TROPICAL ATLANTIC; VERTICAL PROFILE; VERTICAL STRUCTURES; VERTICAL WIND SHEAR; WESTERN INDIAN OCEANS;

MODULATION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; KELVIN WAVE; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; RAINFALL; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL PROFILE; WIND; WIND SHEAR;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (WEST); SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 84897430931     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-13-0215.1     Document Type: Article

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