ESS228
Prof. Jin-Yi Yu
Equatorial Waves
•Equatorial waves are an important class of eastward and westward propagating disturbances in the atmosphere and in the ocean that are trapped about the equator (i.e., they decay away from the equatorial region).
•Diabatic heating by organized tropical convection can excite atmospheric equatorial waves, whereas wind stresses can excite oceanic equatorial waves.
•Atmospheric equatorial wave propagation can cause the effects of convective storms to be communicated over large longitudinal distances, thus producing remote responses to localized heat sources.
