Onset and Forecast of the 1994-1995 El Nino Event: Equatorial Rossby Wave Reflection Evidenced by TOPEX/POSEIDON

摘要

We found evidence in TOPEX/POSEIDON sea level data that equatorial first meridionsl mode Rossby waves reflected at the Pacific western boundary into Kelvin waves during the January-july 1994 period prior to the 1994-1995 El Nino event.