Interacting Climates of Ocean Basins: Observations, Mechanisms, Predictability, and Impacts - Hardcover

 
9781108492706: Interacting Climates of Ocean Basins: Observations, Mechanisms, Predictability, and Impacts
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1108492703 ISBN 13: 9781108492706
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2020

Synopsis

Climate variability in different ocean basins can impact one another, for instance the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in the Pacific Ocean has remote effects on other tropical oceans around the world, which in turn modulate ENSO. With chapters by eminent researchers, this book provides a comprehensive review on how interactions among the climates in different ocean basins are key contributors to global climate variability. It discusses how interbasin interactions are mediated by oceanic and atmospheric bridges and explains exciting new possibilities for enhancing climate prediction globally. The first part of the book covers essential theory and introduces the basic mechanisms for remote connection and local amplification. The second presents outstanding examples. The latter part discusses applications to cases of societal interest such as impacts on monsoon systems and expectations after climate change. This comprehensive reference is a useful resource for graduate students and researchers in the atmospheric and ocean sciences.

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About the Author

Carlos R. Mechoso is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the Department of Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, and is currently Profesor Honorífico at the University Complutense, Madrid. He is author of more than 200 scientific publications, including pioneering contributions on numerical modeling of the coupled atmosphere-ocean system. Much of his research has focused on the El Niño/Southern Oscillation and its impacts. He has chaired international research programs on different aspects of the climate of the Americas, and is a fellow of the American and Royal Meteorological Societies. For this book, he assembled an international team of researchers working on a major topic of current scientific and societal interest.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1108492703
ISBN 13 
9781108492706
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
358
Editor
Mechoso Carlos R.