El Nino, La Nina, and the Southern Oscillation

Buch | Hardcover

293 Seiten

1989
Academic Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-12-553235-8 (ISBN)

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El Nino and the Southern Oscillation is by far the most striking phenomenon caused by the interplay of ocean and atmosphere. This volume provides a brief history of the subject, summarizes the oceanographic and meteorological observations and theories, and discusses the advances in computer modeling studies of the phenomenon.

El Nino and the Southern Oscillation is by far the most striking phenomenon caused by the interplay of ocean and atmosphere. It can be explained neither in strictly oceanographic nor strictly meteorological terms. This volume provides a brief history of the subject, summarizes the oceanographic and meteorological observations and theories, and discusses the recent advances in computer modeling studies of the phenomenon.

James R. Holton was Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington until his death in 2004. A member of the National Academies of Science, during his career he was awarded every major honor available in the atmospheric sciences including AGU’s Revelle Medal. Renata Dmowska works in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, USA.

The Southern Oscillation (Variability of the Tropical Atmosphere). Oceanic Variability in the Tropics. Oceanic Adjustment. I. Oceanic Adjustment. II. Models of Tropical Atmosphere. Interactions between the Ocean and Atmosphere. Bibliograpy.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	14.12.1989
Reihe/Serie	International Geophysics
Mitarbeit	Herausgeber (Serie): James R. Holton, Renata Dmowska
Verlagsort	San Diego
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	570 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
ISBN-10	0-12-553235-0 / 0125532350
ISBN-13	978-0-12-553235-8 / 9780125532358
Zustand	Neuware