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Killworth PD, Blundell JR (2005) The dispersion relation for planetary waves in the presence
of mean flow and topography. Part II: Two-dimensional examples and global results. J Phys
Oceanogr 35:2110–2133
Killworth PD, Chelton DB, de Szoeke RA (1997) The speed of observed and theoretical long
extratropical planetary waves. J Phys Oceanogr 27:1946–1966
Killworth PD, Cipollini P, Uz BM, Blundell JR (2004) Physical and biological mechanisms for
planetary waves observed in satellite-derived chlorophyll. J Geophys Res 109:C07002
Killworth PD, John HS (2001) Rossby waves. In: Steele JH, Thorpe SA, Turekian KK (eds.)
Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, Academic Press, Oxford, pp. 2434–2443
Le Traon P-Y, Morrow R (2001) Ocean currents and eddies. In: Fu LL, Cazenave A (eds.) Satellite
Altimetry and Earth Sciences: A Handbook of Techniques and Applications, Academic Press,
San Diego, pp. 171–210
Le Traon P-Y, Nadal F, Ducet N (1998) An improved mapping method of multisatellite altimeter
data. J Atmosph Ocean Technol 15:522–533
Lecointre A, Penduff T, Cipollini P, Tailleux R, Barnier B (2008) Depth dependence of westwardpropagating North Atlantic features diagnosed from altimetry and a numerical 1/6 ◦ model.
Ocean Sci 4:99–113
Locarnini RA, Mishonov AV, Antonov JI, Boyer TP, Garcia HE (2006) World Ocean Atlas 2005,
Volume 1: temperature. In: Levitus S (ed.) NOAA Atlas NESDIS 61, US Government Printing
Office, Washington, DC, 182 pp
Maharaj AM, Cipollini P, Holbrook NJ, Killworth PD, Blundell JR (2007) An evaluation of the
classical and extended Rossby wave theories in explaining spectral estimates of the first few
baroclinic modes in the South Pacific Ocean. Ocean Dyn 57:173–187
Pedlosky J (1987) Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Springer-Verlag, New York
Penduff T, Barnier B, Dewar WK, O’Brien JJ (2004) Dynamical response of the oceanic eddy field
to the North Atlantic oscillation: a model-data comparison. J Phys Oceanogr 34:2615–2629
Polito PS, Liu TW (2003) Global characterization of Rossby waves at several spectral bands. J
Geophys Res 108(C1):3018
Siegel DA (2001) The Rossby rototiller. Nature 409:576–577
Tailleux R, McWilliams JC (2000) Acceleration, creation, and depletion of wind-driven, Baroclinic
Rossby waves over an Ocean Ridge. J Phys Oceanogr 30:2186–2213
Tailleux R, McWilliams JC (2001) The effect of bottom pressure decoupling on the speed of
extratropical, Baroclinic Rossby waves. J Phys Oceanogr 31:1461–1476
Uz BM, Yoder JA, Osychny V (2001) Pumping of nutrients to ocean surface waters by the action
of propagating planetary waves. Nature 409:597–600
209
Killworth PD, Blundell JR (2005) The dispersion relation for planetary waves in the presence
of mean flow and topography. Part II: Two-dimensional examples and global results. J Phys
Oceanogr 35:2110–2133
Killworth PD, Chelton DB, de Szoeke RA (1997) The speed of observed and theoretical long
extratropical planetary waves. J Phys Oceanogr 27:1946–1966
Killworth PD, Cipollini P, Uz BM, Blundell JR (2004) Physical and biological mechanisms for
planetary waves observed in satellite-derived chlorophyll. J Geophys Res 109:C07002
Killworth PD, John HS (2001) Rossby waves. In: Steele JH, Thorpe SA, Turekian KK (eds.)
Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, Academic Press, Oxford, pp. 2434–2443
Le Traon P-Y, Morrow R (2001) Ocean currents and eddies. In: Fu LL, Cazenave A (eds.) Satellite
Altimetry and Earth Sciences: A Handbook of Techniques and Applications, Academic Press,
San Diego, pp. 171–210
Le Traon P-Y, Nadal F, Ducet N (1998) An improved mapping method of multisatellite altimeter
data. J Atmosph Ocean Technol 15:522–533
Lecointre A, Penduff T, Cipollini P, Tailleux R, Barnier B (2008) Depth dependence of westwardpropagating North Atlantic features diagnosed from altimetry and a numerical 1/6 ◦ model.
Ocean Sci 4:99–113
Locarnini RA, Mishonov AV, Antonov JI, Boyer TP, Garcia HE (2006) World Ocean Atlas 2005,
Volume 1: temperature. In: Levitus S (ed.) NOAA Atlas NESDIS 61, US Government Printing
Office, Washington, DC, 182 pp
Maharaj AM, Cipollini P, Holbrook NJ, Killworth PD, Blundell JR (2007) An evaluation of the
classical and extended Rossby wave theories in explaining spectral estimates of the first few
baroclinic modes in the South Pacific Ocean. Ocean Dyn 57:173–187
Pedlosky J (1987) Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Springer-Verlag, New York
Penduff T, Barnier B, Dewar WK, O’Brien JJ (2004) Dynamical response of the oceanic eddy field
to the North Atlantic oscillation: a model-data comparison. J Phys Oceanogr 34:2615–2629
Polito PS, Liu TW (2003) Global characterization of Rossby waves at several spectral bands. J
Geophys Res 108(C1):3018
Siegel DA (2001) The Rossby rototiller. Nature 409:576–577
Tailleux R, McWilliams JC (2000) Acceleration, creation, and depletion of wind-driven, Baroclinic
Rossby waves over an Ocean Ridge. J Phys Oceanogr 30:2186–2213
Tailleux R, McWilliams JC (2001) The effect of bottom pressure decoupling on the speed of
extratropical, Baroclinic Rossby waves. J Phys Oceanogr 31:1461–1476
Uz BM, Yoder JA, Osychny V (2001) Pumping of nutrients to ocean surface waters by the action
of propagating planetary waves. Nature 409:597–600