ESS228
Prof. Jin-Yi Yu
Wave Propagation and Reflection
(Figures from IRI)
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It takes Kevin wave (phase
speed = 2.9 m/s) about 70
days to cross the Pacific
basin (17,760km).
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It takes Rossby wave
about
200 days (phase speed =
0.93 m/s) to cross the Pacific
basin.
equatorial Kelvin wave
coastal Kelvin waves