Abstract
Using a nondivergent barometric model simulation, the role of the meridional basic flow in generating the tropical-extra-tropical teleconnection was studied. It was found that a southernly basic flow will transfer Rossby wave sources downstream through advection so that a forcing embedded in the deep tropical easterlies may excite a Rossby wave response in the extratropical westerlies. This observation indicates that geographically fixed teleconnection patterns may be explained by simple Rossby wave theories.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 18-19 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Jan 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atmospheric Science