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Equatorial Wave Instability

Equatorial Wave Instability is a dynamical phenomenon in atmospheric and oceanic sciences wherein equatorial waves, governed by the equatorial beta-plane approximation, exhibit exponential growth in amplitude due to instabilities arising from interactions between wave modes and background flow shear, stratification, or coupling with convection, distinguishing it from neutral or damped equatorial wave behavior.

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A Theory of Large-Scale Equatorial Waves Generated by Condensation Heat and Accelerating

Yoshikazu Hayashi · Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II · 1970 · 171 citations · Full text

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Instability of some equatorially trapped waves

Adrian Constantin, Pierre Germain · Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans · 2013 · 127 citations · Full text

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Meridional Asymmetry and Energetics of Tropical Instability Waves

Zuojun Yu, Julian P. McCreary, Jeffrey A. Proehl · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 1995 · 83 citations · Full text

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Nonlinear theory of ‘type I’ irregularities in the equatorial electrojet

A. Rogister · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1971 · 70 citations

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Instability of Equatorial Water Waves with an Underlying Current

François Genoud, David Henry · Journal of Mathematical Fluid Mechanics · 2014 · 59 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. YH
    Yoshikazu Hayashi

    NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, United States

    3 publications · 202 citations

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  2. DH
    David Henry

    University College Cork, Ireland

    3 publications · 157 citations

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  3. HH
    Hung-Chu Hsu

    National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

    2 publications · 98 citations

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  4. RF
    R. F. Pfaff

    Goddard Space Flight Center, United States

    2 publications · 53 citations

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  5. FX
    Francis X. Crum

    Northwest Research Associates, United States

    2 publications · 48 citations

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Institutions

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  1. University College Cork

    Cork, Ireland

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    200 citations

  2. Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

    Bratislava, Slovakia

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    202 citations

  3. Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    159 citations

  4. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    2 h-index

    10 publications

    316 citations

  5. National Cheng Kung University

    Tainan City, Taiwan

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    141 citations

  6. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    2 h-index

    9 publications

    298 citations

  7. New York University

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    159 citations

  8. University of Vienna

    Vienna, Austria

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    245 citations

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  1. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

    5 publications · 150 citations

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 4 publications · 163 citations

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  4. Geophysical Research Letters

    3 publications · 97 citations

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  5. Journal of Differential Equations

    2 publications · 75 citations

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