In:
Geophysical Research Letters, American Geophysical Union (AGU), Vol. 28, No. 8 ( 2001-04-15), p. 1603-1606
Abstract:
In March 1997, a strong westerly wind event (WWE) occurred in the western equatorial Pacific prior to the 1997–1998 El Niño event. It produced downwelling Kelvin waves that interacted non linearly with the surface temperature, salinity and zonal current fronts located at the eastern edge of the warm‐fresh pool (EEWP). This non‐linear interaction locally increased zonal currents by a factor of three compared to a theoretical linear response, and advected the EEWP at an unexpected rate (∼ 1m/s) to which the ocean‐atmosphere coupled system may have been responding rapidly to trigger El Nino conditions.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0094-8276
,
1944-8007
DOI:
10.1029/2000GL012364
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Publication Date:
2001
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2021599-X
detail.hit.zdb_id:
7403-2
SSG:
16,13
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