Observations of the 40-50-day tropical oscillation. A review

Observational aspects of the 40-50-day oscillation are reviewed. The oscillation is the result of large-scale circulation cells oriented in the equatorial plane that move eastward from at least the Indian Ocean to the central Pacific. Anomalies in zonal winds and the velocity potential in the upper...

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Published in:Monthly weather review 1994-05, Vol.122 (5), p.814-837
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