El Niño, La Niña, and the southern oscillation /

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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Main Author: Philander, S. George
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: San Diego : Academic Press, ©1990.
Series:International geophysics series ; v. 46.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 293 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-283) and index.
ISBN:9780080570983
0080570984
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9781282167469
9786612167461
6612167467