期刊名称：Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography
电子版ISSN：1600-0870
出版年度：2007
卷号：59
期号：5
页码：571-590
DOI：10.1111/j.1600-0870.2007.00257.x
摘要：The existence of free, or normal mode Rossby waves has been known for 50 yr. Studies have indicated that they can affect the large-scale flow in important ways; nevertheless there has been little written on them during the last decade. Here, evidence of their presence in a 40-yr record of NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis data is presented. It provides a starting point from which other published observations based on varying data sets are summarized. In addition, literature pointing to their possible effects is summarized. This update is submitted in the hopes that it will reinvigorate interest that can increase our understanding of variations in the large scales.
