Abstract
Planetary equatorial waves are important mechanisms for the adjustment of the tropical oceans. The identification and role of planetary equatorial waves in the tropical Atlantic is investigated by taking advantage of unprecedented accuracy, coverage and resolution of the TOPEX/POSEIDON altimeter data, from 1992 to 1999. This is accomplished by projecting the sea level height anomalies, obtained from the altimetry for the tropical Atlantic basin onto the linear equatorial meridional waves, first baroclinic mode. Results presented here show the existence of equatorial Kelvin and Rossby modes, as well as their significant reflection off the African coast.
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