El Niño, 1997-1998 : the climate event of the century /

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This book covers the time span from the first indications of El Nino (May 1997) until its reversal (June 1998). The focus is largely on the United States, where El Nino produced widespread changes in how the public perceives weather and in the accuracy of forecasts. Among the key issues it examines...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Changnon, Stanley A. (Stanley Alcide) (Editor ), Bell, Gerald D. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Colección:OUP E-Books.
Temas:
Climatic changes > United States.
Climat > Changements > États-Unis.
NATURE > Weather.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Meteorology & Climatology.
Climatic changes
Climatology
El-Niño-Phänomen
Klimaatveranderingen.
El Niño Current.
United States > Climate.
El Niño, Courant.
États-Unis > Climat.
Pacific Ocean > El Niño Current
United States
Multi-User.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • What made El Niño, 1997-1998 famous?: The key events associated with a unique climate event / Stanley A. Changnon
  • Causes, predictions, and outcomes of El Niño, 1997-1998 / Vernon E. Kousky and Gerald D. Bell
  • Was El Niño a weather metaphor-a signal for global warming? / Lee Wilkins
  • The scientific issues associated with El Niño, 1997-1998 / Stanley A. Changnon
  • Who used and benefited from the El Niño forecasts? / David Changnon
  • Impacts of El Niño's weather Stanley A. Changnon
  • Policy responses to El Niño, 1997-1998: implications for forecast value and the future of climate services / Roger A. Pielke Jr.
  • Summary: surprises, lessons learned, and the legacy of El Niño, 1997-1998 / Stanley A. Changnon [and others].

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