The El Niño-Southern oscillation phenomenon

By: Sarachik, Edward S. and Cane, Mark AMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: USA Cambridge University Press 2017Description: XIII, 369 pISBN: 9781108445702LOC classification: GC296.8.E4
Contents:
1 - Preview 2 - The observational basis 3 - The 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 - The parabolic-cylinder functions Appendix 3 - Modal and non-modal growth
Summary: 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 S. Sarachik and Mark A. Cane have been key participants, have led to marked improvements in our ability to predict its development months or seasons, allowing adaptation to global impacts. This book introduces basic concepts and builds to more detailed theoretical treatments. Chapters on the structure and dynamics of the tropical ocean and atmosphere place ENSO in a broader observational and theoretical context. Chapters on ENSO prediction, past and future, and impacts, introduce broader implications of the phenomenon. This book provides an introduction to all aspects of this most important mode of global climate variability, for research workers and students of all levels in climate science, oceanography and related fields.
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1 - Preview
2 - The observational basis
3 - The 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 - The parabolic-cylinder functions
Appendix 3 - Modal and non-modal growth

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 S. Sarachik and Mark A. Cane have been key participants, have led to marked improvements in our ability to predict its development months or seasons, allowing adaptation to global impacts. This book introduces basic concepts and builds to more detailed theoretical treatments. Chapters on the structure and dynamics of the tropical ocean and atmosphere place ENSO in a broader observational and theoretical context. Chapters on ENSO prediction, past and future, and impacts, introduce broader implications of the phenomenon. This book provides an introduction to all aspects of this most important mode of global climate variability, for research workers and students of all levels in climate science, oceanography and related fields.

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