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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. 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...
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Academic Press,
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| Publisher Address: | San Diego : |
| Publication Dates: | 1990. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
International geophysics series ;
v. 46 |
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| Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/bookseries/00746142/46 |
| Summary: |
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. |
| Item Description: | Map on lining paper. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (ix, 293 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-283) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780080570983 0080570984 1282167464 9781282167469 |
| Index Number: | GC296 |
| CLC: | P732 |
| Contents: | 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. |