| Delayed Oscillator: Wind Forcing |
| Atmospheric
Wind Forcing |
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| q | The
delayed oscillator |
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that oceanic Rossby |
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Kevin waves forced by |
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wind stress in the |
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| central
Pacific provide the |
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| phase-transition
mechanism |
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memory) for the ENSO |
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| cycle. |
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| q | The
propagation and reflection |
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waves, together with local |
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| air-sea
coupling, determine the |
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| period
of the cycle. |
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| (Figures from
IRI) |
| Oceanic Wave
Response |
