The observed structure of convectively coupled Kelvin waves: Comparison with simple models of coupled wave instability From: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences | Date: July 15, 2003| Author: Kiladis, George N; Straub, Katherine H | Copyright American Meteorological Society Jul 15, 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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Observations of the horizontal and vertical structure of convectively coupled Kelvin waves are presented and are compared with the predicted structures of moist Kelvin (or gravity) waves in three simple models of coupled wave instability: wave-conditional instability of the second kind (CISK), wind-induced surface heat exchange (WISHE), and stratiform instability. The observations are based on a linear regression analysis of multiple years of ECMWF reanalysis and station radio...

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