The El Niño-Southern oscillation phenomenon /

Many climatic extremes around the globe, such as severe droughts and floods, can be attributed to the periodic warming of the equatorial Pacific sea surface, termed the El Niño or Southern Oscillation (ENSO). Advances in our understanding of ENSO, in which Edward Sarachik and Mark Cane have been ke...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sarachik, Edward S.
Otros Autores: Cane, Mark A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Temas:
Southern oscillation.
Oscillation australe.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Oceanography.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Oceans & Seas.
Southern oscillation
Allgemeine atmosphärische Zirkulation
El-Niño-Phänomen
El Niño Current.
El Niño, Courant.
Pacific Ocean > El Niño Current
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • G1. Preview
  • 2. observational basis
  • 3. equations of motion and some simplifications
  • 4. Boundary layers on both sides of the tropical ocean surface
  • 5. Atmospheric processes
  • 6. Ocean processes
  • 7. ENSO mechanisms
  • 8. ENSO prediction and short-term climate prediction
  • 9. ENSO, past and future: ENSO by proxy and ENSO in the tea leaves
  • 10. Using ENSO information
  • 11. Postview
  • Appendix 1. Some useful numbers
  • Appendix 2. parabolic-cylinder functions
  • Appendix 3. Modal and non-modal growth.

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