A NOTE ON “KELVIN” WAVES IN THE ATMOSPHERE1
- 1 June 1968
- journal article
- Published by American Meteorological Society in Monthly Weather Review
- Vol. 96 (6) , 385-386
- https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0493(1968)096<0385:anokwi>2.0.co;2
Abstract
A special solution of the linearized equations for an equatorial β-plane is described. The meridional velocity is set identically zero and it is shown that the solution is a vertically propagating gravity wave in the x-z plane which is in geostrophic balance in the meridional plane. These waves are shown to be similar to Kelvin waves in a bounded ocean. Some implications of the atmospheric “Kelvin” waves for equatorial dynamics are discussed.Keywords
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