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The El Niño-Southern oscillation phenomenon / Edward S. Sarachik, Mark A. Cane.

Title
The El Niño-Southern oscillation phenomenon / Edward S. Sarachik, Mark A. Cane.
Author
Sarachik, Edward S.
Publication
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2010.

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Additional Authors
Cane, Mark A.
Description
xiii, 369 p. : ill.; 26 cm.
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 Sarachik and Mark 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.
  • The 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."--Pub. desc.
Subject
  • Southern oscillation
  • El Niño Current
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-363) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
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.
ISBN
  • 9780521847865 (hbk.)
  • 0521847869 (hbk.)
OCLC
  • 428024450
  • 434562714
  • SCSB-9910282
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library