Author: Joel R. NorrisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atmospheric circulation
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Interannual Variability in Cloudiness, Sea Surface Temperature, and Atmospheric Circulation Over the Midlatitude North Pacific During Summer
Author: Joel R. NorrisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atmospheric circulation
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
On Interannual Variability and Climate Change in the North Pacific
Author: David Kurt SalmonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marine meteorology
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Long term changes in the atmospheric and oceanic environment of the North Pacific were investigated for the period 1946-1991. A climatology of North Pacific wind stress curl was developed because of the relevance of changes in wind stress curl to both oceanic and atmospheric variability. The dominant scales of spatial and temporal wind stress curl variability were determined and examined within the context of observed changes in North Pacific air temperature, sea surface temperature (SST), sea ice cover, oceanic mass transport and the occurrence of blocking anticyclones. Relationships between these variables and indices of tropical Pacific variability were also determined on interannual time scales. During 1976-1988, phase relationships were very strong between long term mean anomalies of wind stress curl, SST, air temperature, sea ice cover, The Pacific North American index, the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI), and tropical Pacific SST. Long term mean anomalies of these parameters did not change sign during 1976-88. These strong phase relationships did not occur amongst these variables during any other period of the record. The 1976-1988 period is characterized by intensified storminess, the decreased occurrence of blocking anticyclones, and decreased sea ice cover in the subarctic North Pacific. Intensified atmospheric circulation also occurred in the western Pacific subtropical anticyclone. Anomalously low SST occurred across the central and western North Pacific during this period while anomalously high SST was present in the eastern North Pacific adjacent to North America. Changes in the sign of the long term mean anomalies of wind stress curl, central North Pacific SST and the SOI suggest that this climate regime ended or relaxed after 1988. After 1975, long term changes in anomalies of the Southern Oscillation Index, tropical Atlantic wind stress, Sahel rainfall, and Greenland Sea ice cover have characteristics similar to those observed in the North Pacific. It is suggested that the climate anomalies observed in the North Pacific during 1976-1988 occurred as part of a hemispheric or global scale climate regime.
On the Relationship Between the Interannual and Decadal SST Variability in the North Pacific and Tropical Pacific Ocean
Author: Sang-Wook YehPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Climatic changes
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Intraseasonal Variability in the Atmosphere-Ocean Climate System
Author: William K.-M. LauPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642139140
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
Improving the reliability of long-range forecasts of natural disasters, such as severe weather, droughts and floods, in North America, South America, Africa and the Asian/Australasian monsoon regions is of vital importance to the livelihood of millions of people who are affected by these events. In recent years the significance of major short-term climatic variability, and events such as the El Nino/Southern Oscillation in the Pacific, with its worldwide effect on rainfall patterns, has been all to clearly demonstrated. Understanding and predicting the intra-seasonal variability (ISV) of the ocean and atmosphere is crucial to improving long range environmental forecasts and the reliability of climate change projects through climate models. In the second edition of this classic book on the subject, the authors have updated the original chapters, where appropriate, and added a new chapter that includes short subjects representing substantial new development in ISV research since the publication of the first edition.
The Asian Summer Monsoon
Author: Yunyun LiuPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0128165316
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
The Asian Summer Monsoon: Characteristics, Variability, Teleconnections and Projection focuses on the connections between the Indian Summer and East Asian Summer Monsoons, also including the South China Sea Summer Monsoon. While these systems have profound differences, their interactions have significant impacts on the climatic regimes in the region and throughout the world. In summer, the ASM engine pumps moisture transported across thousands of miles from the Indian and Pacific Oceans to the monsoon regions, producing heavy rains over south and east Asia and its adjacent marginal seas. This book reviews the different subsystems and their impact, providing guidance to enhance prediction models. - Synthesizes the connections between the East Asian Summer Monsoon, the Indian Summer Monsoon and the Asian Summer Monsoon system - Includes subsections on holistic characteristics, sub-seasonal and interannual variability, teleconnection patterns, and projections of future change - Connects current theory and practice on Asian Monsoon forecasting, providing researchers with new skills and information to use in climate and weather forecasting
An Observational and Modeling Study of the Relationships Between United States Precipitation and Pacific Sea Surface Temperature
Author: Hui WangPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ocean temperature
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Sensitivity of Seasonal to Interannual Variability of Tropical Pacific Sea Surface Temperature to Atmospheric Forcing Parameterization in an Ocean Model
Author: Xiaoming LiuPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atmospheric pressure
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Role of Atmosphere-ocean Interaction in the Midlatitude North Atlantic on Interannual Climate Variability
Author: Uma S. BhattThe Mean Atmospheric Pressure, Cloudiness and Sea Surface Temperature of the North Pacific Ocean and the Neighbouring Seas for the Lustrum
Author: On the Mechanisms of the Interannual Variability in the Tropical Indian Ocean: The role of the remote forcing from tropical Pacific
Author: Bohua HuangPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Climatic changes
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description