Goswami, BN and Thomas, Mann Anna (2000) Coupled ocean-atmosphere inter-decadal modes in the tropics. [Journal Article]
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Abstract
Homogencous upper air data for 50 years (1949-1998) from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCEP/NCAR) reanalysis project, sea surface temperatures and sea level pressure are used to bring out the three dimensional structure of two dominant decadal/multi-decadal variations in the tropics. The global three dimensional modes represent generalized forms of inter-decadal modes studied earlier only with surface data. In the vertical, both modes show approximate first baroclinic structures over the tropics. The Walker circulation associated with the multidecadal mode has a wavenumber two structure in the zonal direction. It is shown that the magnitude of major ascending and descending motions associated with the multi-decadal Hadley and Walker circulations, are comparable to those associated with the dominant inter-annual mode. Implications of these large scale global circulations associated with the low frequency oscillations in modulating regional climate on a inter-annual time scale are discussed.
Item Type: | Journal Article |
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Additional Information: | Copyright of this article belongs to Japan Science and Technology Information Aggregator, Electronic. |
Subjects: | Division of Mechanical Sciences > Centre for Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences |
Depositing User: | Ms G Yashodha |
Date Deposited: | 18 Aug 2010 10:02 |
Last Modified: | 19 Sep 2010 06:14 |
URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/31407 |