Quantifying the Impact of Convectively Coupled Tropical Waves on the East Pacific ITCZ during Boreal Spring

Fouzia Fahrin1, Alex Omar Gonzalez1,2, Brett Christopher Chrisler3, Justin P Stachnik3 and Carrie Lewis-Merritt3, (1)Iowa State University, Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Ames, United States, (2)Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States, (3)University of Kansas, Dept. of Geography & Atmospheric Science, Lawrence, United States