Reply to `A note on the fast-wave limit and interannual oscillations'

J. David Neelin, Zheng Hao and Fei-Fei Jin
J. Atmos. Sci., 1992.

J. Atmos. Sci., 48, 584-606.
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Excerpt. The comments by Cane (1992, C hereafter) on Neelin (1991, N hereafter) are quite appropriate and raise very good points, especially in regard to the effects of a finite basin and the question of which regime of behavior for coupled modes most closely resembles the observed system. However, the manner in which coupled modes are constructed in a finite basin proves to be even more interesting than could be anticipated from the arguments given in C. We have made further progress in analyzing this and summarize here some aspects of forthcoming work that are directly relevant to the question raised by C. We emphasize two points: 1) sea surface temperature (SST) modes in the fast-wave limit are well defined in a finite basin and have properties suggestive of some aspects of the observed coupled behavior; 2) the SST modes in the fast-wave limit are intimately connected to the modes found in, for instance, the Cane and Zebiak (1985, CZ hereafter) model. They provide a useful means of understanding many of the features of theses modes.

Citation. Neelin, J. D., Z. Hao and F.-F. Jin, 1992: Reply to `A note on the fast-wave limit and interannual oscillations'. J. Atmos. Sci., 49, 1950-1953.

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