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This research aims to analyze the variability of wind stress in the tropical Pacific over a 10-year period.

June 1, 1981Monthly Weather ReviewOpen Access

Time and Space Variability of Tropical Pacific Wind Stress

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This research aims to analyze the variability of wind stress in the tropical Pacific over a 10-year period.
Conducted spectral analysis on monthly wind stress data from 1961 to 1970.
Compared subjective analysis with two objective methods.
Examined spatial distributions and seasonal climatological features of the wind field.
Only annual and semiannual cycles showed statistically significant peaks.
Regions of high interannual variability identified in the Southern Oscillation area and central equatorial Pacific.
Frequency spectra for interannual periods indistinguishable from white spectra, limited by short data length.

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Spectral analysis examines wind stress variability in the tropical Pacific, indicating significant seasonal patterns.

Goldenberg et al. (1981) studied this question.

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