Trapped planetary (Rossby) waves observed in the Indian Ocean by satellite borne altimeters
Using 20 years of accurately calibrated, high-resolution observations of sea surface height anomalies (SSHAs) by satellite borne altimeters, we show that in the Indian Ocean south of the Australian coast the low-frequency variations of SSHAs are dominated by westward propagating, trapped, i.e.,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017-06-01
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Series: | Ocean Science |
Online Access: | http://www.ocean-sci.net/13/483/2017/os-13-483-2017.pdf |