Equatorial inertia-gravity waves observed in TOPEX/Poseidon sea surface heights

Authors
Gilbert, SA Mitchum, GT
Citation
Sa. Gilbert et Gt. Mitchum, Equatorial inertia-gravity waves observed in TOPEX/Poseidon sea surface heights, GEOPHYS R L, 28(12), 2001, pp. 2465-2468
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Earth Sciences
Journal title
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
ISSN journal
00948276 → ACNP
Volume
28
Issue
12
Year of publication
2001
Pages
2465 - 2468
Database
ISI
SICI code
0094-8276(20010615)28:12<2465:EIWOIT>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
We report an evaluation of the ability of the TOPEX/Poseidon altimeter to o bserve equatorial inertia-gravity waves in the central Pacific. Aliasing pr oblems limit us to examining meridional mode two, but this mode is an energ etic one in the Pacific basin. These estimates of the temporal potential en ergy modulations are compared with estimates from tide gauges in the tropic al Pacific, and we find that the time series obtained at these points show good agreement.