El Niño and the southern oscillation : multiscale variability and global and regional impacts / edited by Henry F. Diaz and Vera Markgraf.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Diaz, Henry F.

Markgraf, Vera.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

El Niño Current--Environmental aspects.

El Niño Current.

Southern oscillation--Environmental aspects.

Southern oscillation.

Physical Description:

xv, 496 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Summary:

The El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon is a recurrent feature of the climate in tropical regions. In this volume leading experts summarize information gained over the past decade on diverse aspects of ENSO, which have led to marked improvements in forecasting. This volume compares ENSO's modern morphology and variability with its recent historic and prehistoric behavior. It expands and updates Diaz and Markgraf's earlier volume El Nino: Historical and Paleoclimatic Aspects of the Southern Oscillation (Cambridge University Press, 1992). Key features include new paleoclimate records and new information that links ENSO variability to aspects of human health.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0521621380

OCLC:

42683254