Ebook: Intraseasonal Variability in the Atmosphere-Ocean Climate System

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.

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This updated multi-author, comprehensive and authoritative review of intra-seasonal variability (ISV), has a balance of observation, theory and modeling and provides a single source of reference for all those interested in this important, multi-faceted natural phenomenon and its relation to major short-term climatic variations.

All the original chapters are updated, where appropriate. The book opens with an overview of ISV and observations from an historical perspective. Successive chapters then deal with the role of ISV in monsoon variability in the South Asian, East Asian and South American monsoon regions, in North America and in the oceans. The coupling between ocean and atmosphere is considered, together with the function of angular momentum and Earth rotation. Later chapters deal with modeling ISV in the atmosphere and oceans, and the connection between the Madden and Julian Oscillation (MJO). Specifically updated in this second edition is the chapter on modeling with recent development in global high-resolution modeling of the fine structures of the MJO. The El Nino/Southern Oscillation with short-term climate change is also considered. The authors consider how knowledge of ISV may be harnessed into improving long range forecasts of severe weather, and a new chapter on substantial new development of ISV research is added. This includes five subject areas: a) new theories of the MJO; b) vertical structures of the MJO, including latent heating profile derived from satellite data; c) extratropical-tropical interaction associated with MJO; d) linkage of ISV to transport of biogeochemical species; and e) possible impact of ISV on West Africa and Middle East region.

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This updated multi-author, comprehensive and authoritative review of intra-seasonal variability (ISV), has a balance of observation, theory and modeling and provides a single source of reference for all those interested in this important, multi-faceted natural phenomenon and its relation to major short-term climatic variations.

All the original chapters are updated, where appropriate. The book opens with an overview of ISV and observations from an historical perspective. Successive chapters then deal with the role of ISV in monsoon variability in the South Asian, East Asian and South American monsoon regions, in North America and in the oceans. The coupling between ocean and atmosphere is considered, together with the function of angular momentum and Earth rotation. Later chapters deal with modeling ISV in the atmosphere and oceans, and the connection between the Madden and Julian Oscillation (MJO). Specifically updated in this second edition is the chapter on modeling with recent development in global high-resolution modeling of the fine structures of the MJO. The El Nino/Southern Oscillation with short-term climate change is also considered. The authors consider how knowledge of ISV may be harnessed into improving long range forecasts of severe weather, and a new chapter on substantial new development of ISV research is added. This includes five subject areas: a) new theories of the MJO; b) vertical structures of the MJO, including latent heating profile derived from satellite data; c) extratropical-tropical interaction associated with MJO; d) linkage of ISV to transport of biogeochemical species; and e) possible impact of ISV on West Africa and Middle East region.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxxiii
Historical perspective....Pages 1-19
South Asian monsoon....Pages 21-72
Intraseasonal variability of the atmosphere–ocean–climate system: East Asian monsoon....Pages 73-110
Pan America....Pages 111-145
Australasian monsoon....Pages 147-197
The oceans....Pages 199-246
Air–sea interaction....Pages 247-270
Mass, momentum, and geodynamics....Pages 271-296
El Ni?o Southern Oscillation connection....Pages 297-334
Theories....Pages 335-398
Modeling intraseasonal variability....Pages 399-431
Predictability and forecasting....Pages 433-476
Africa and West Asia....Pages 477-495
Tropical–extratropical interactions....Pages 497-512
Oceans and air–sea interaction....Pages 513-536
Vertical structure from recent observations....Pages 537-548
Multiscale theories for the MJO....Pages 549-568
Chemical and biological impacts....Pages 569-585
Back Matter....Pages 587-613

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This updated multi-author, comprehensive and authoritative review of intra-seasonal variability (ISV), has a balance of observation, theory and modeling and provides a single source of reference for all those interested in this important, multi-faceted natural phenomenon and its relation to major short-term climatic variations.

All the original chapters are updated, where appropriate. The book opens with an overview of ISV and observations from an historical perspective. Successive chapters then deal with the role of ISV in monsoon variability in the South Asian, East Asian and South American monsoon regions, in North America and in the oceans. The coupling between ocean and atmosphere is considered, together with the function of angular momentum and Earth rotation. Later chapters deal with modeling ISV in the atmosphere and oceans, and the connection between the Madden and Julian Oscillation (MJO). Specifically updated in this second edition is the chapter on modeling with recent development in global high-resolution modeling of the fine structures of the MJO. The El Nino/Southern Oscillation with short-term climate change is also considered. The authors consider how knowledge of ISV may be harnessed into improving long range forecasts of severe weather, and a new chapter on substantial new development of ISV research is added. This includes five subject areas: a) new theories of the MJO; b) vertical structures of the MJO, including latent heating profile derived from satellite data; c) extratropical-tropical interaction associated with MJO; d) linkage of ISV to transport of biogeochemical species; and e) possible impact of ISV on West Africa and Middle East region.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxxiii
Historical perspective....Pages 1-19
South Asian monsoon....Pages 21-72
Intraseasonal variability of the atmosphere–ocean–climate system: East Asian monsoon....Pages 73-110
Pan America....Pages 111-145
Australasian monsoon....Pages 147-197
The oceans....Pages 199-246
Air–sea interaction....Pages 247-270
Mass, momentum, and geodynamics....Pages 271-296
El Ni?o Southern Oscillation connection....Pages 297-334
Theories....Pages 335-398
Modeling intraseasonal variability....Pages 399-431
Predictability and forecasting....Pages 433-476
Africa and West Asia....Pages 477-495
Tropical–extratropical interactions....Pages 497-512
Oceans and air–sea interaction....Pages 513-536
Vertical structure from recent observations....Pages 537-548
Multiscale theories for the MJO....Pages 549-568
Chemical and biological impacts....Pages 569-585
Back Matter....Pages 587-613
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