Convectively Coupled Equatorial Waves. Part I: Horizontal and Vertical Structures

From: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences | Date: October 1, 2007| Author: Yang, Gui-Ying; Hoskins, Brian; Slingo, Julia | Copyright information

ABSTRACT

Multilevel 15-yr ECMWF Re-Analysis (ERA-15) and satellite-observed brightness temperature (T^sub b^) data for the period May-October 1992 are used to examine the horizontal and vertical structures of convectively coupled equatorial waves. Dynamical waves are isolated using a methodology developed previously. Composite structures of convectively coupled equatorial waves are obtained using linear regression/correlation between convection (T^sub b^) and dynamical structures. It i...

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