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NATO Advanced Study Institute "Decadal Climate Variability: Dynamics and Predictability" (1995 : Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France)
1 online resource (vi, 493 pages) : illustrations, maps.
On decadal time scales, climate change may result not only from man-made causes, but also from natural processes. This book brings together theoretical conceptions of the physical mechanisms of climate change with observational evidence of these changes. The following key topics are included: Observed Climatic Variability, Predictability of the Atmosphere and Oceans from Days to Decades, and Mechanisms for Decadal to Centennial Climate Variability. Further, there are specialised contributions on the role of the oceanic circulation in climate change. The authors are renowned for their pedagogical skills, and the book is primarily designed for beginners in the field, who have a background in physical science. In addition, it is an invaluable source of information for scientists seeking an overview on climate dynamics.
Observed climatic variobility: time dependence ; Observed climatic variability: spatial structure / J.M. Wallace -- Predictability of the atmosphere and oceans: from days to decades / T.N. Palmer -- Mechanisms for decadal-to-contennial climate variability / E.S. Sarachik, M. Winton and F.L. Yin -- Long-term coordinated changes in the convective activity of the North Atlantic / R. Dickson [and others] -- The climate response to the changing greenhouse gas concentration in the atmosphere / L. Bengtsson -- Analysis of thermohaline feedbacks / J. Marotzke -- An overview of century time-scale variability in the climate system: observations and models / T.F. Stocker -- Steady states and variability in oceanic zonal flows / D. Olbers and C. Völker -- Spectral methods: what they can and cannot do for climatic time series / M. Ghil and P. Yiou.
edited by David L.T. Anderson, Department of Atmospheric Physics, Claredon Laboratory, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PU, UK, Jürgen Willebrand, Institut für Meereskunde an der Universität Kiel, Düsternbrooker Weg 20, D-24105 Kiel, Germany.
"Published in cooperation with NATO Scientific Affairs Division."
"Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute 'Decadal Climate Variability: Dynamics and Predictability', held at Les Houches, France, February 13-24, 1995"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.