@inproceedings{fdi:30229, title = {{O}n the reflection and transmission of low frequency energy at the irregular western {P}acific boundary : a preliminary report}, author = {{C}larke, {A}.{J}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he western boundary of the tropical {P}acific is not continuous and leakage of low frequency energy from the {P}acific to the {I}ndian {O}cean is possible. {A}t low frequencies equatorial {K}elvin and {R}ossby waves have very large east-west scales compared with the east-west scale of the land masses in the region. {C}onsequently, these land masses may be treated as islands that are infinitesimally thin in the east-west direction. {B}y generalizing previous theory for a single island, the leakage of low frequency energy through the seven major "islands" forming the boundary of the western {P}acific can be studied.}, keywords = {{CIRCULATION} {OCEANIQUE} ; {ONDE} {ROSSBY} ; {MODELISATION} ; {ONDE} {KELVIN} ; {PACIFIQUE} {TROPICAL} {OUEST}}, numero = {}, pages = {423--434}, booktitle = {{W}estern {P}acific international meeting and workshop on {T}oga {C}oare : proceedings}, year = {1989}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:30229}, }