On too fast baroclinic planetary waves in the general circulation

Recent altimetric observations of the ocean surface reveal signatures of long planetary waves near the annual frequency band. Comparisons of the observed wave speeds and those predicted by standard linear theory suggest that the latter is inadequate as it yields different westward speeds than those...

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Published inJournal of physical oceanography Vol. 28; no. 9; pp. 1739 - 1758
Main Author DEWAR, W. K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston, MA American Meteorological Society 01.09.1998
Subjects
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Marine
Oceanography
Physics of the oceans
Surface waves, tides and sea level. Seiches
Wave propagation
General circulation models
Theoretical study
Potential vorticity
Planetary wave
Oceanography
Wave velocity
Ocean model
Baroclinic waves
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Summary:Recent altimetric observations of the ocean surface reveal signatures of long planetary waves near the annual frequency band. Comparisons of the observed wave speeds and those predicted by standard linear theory suggest that the latter is inadequate as it yields different westward speeds than those measured; in the extratropical latitudes the predicted speeds are typically slower than the observations.
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ISSN:0022-3670
1520-0485
DOI:10.1175/1520-0485(1998)028<1739:otfbpw>2.0.co;2