The North Atlantic oscillation : climatic significance and environmental impact / James W. Hurrell ... [and others], editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hurrell, James W., 1962-

Series:

Geophysical monograph 0065-8448 ; 134.

Geophysical monograph, 0065-8448 ; 134

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

North Atlantic oscillation--Environmental aspects.

North Atlantic oscillation.

Atmospheric circulation--North Atlantic Ocean.

Atmospheric circulation.

Climatology.

North Atlantic Ocean--Climate.

North Atlantic Ocean.

Physical Description:

viii, 279 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Geophysical Union, [2003]

Contents:

An Overview of the North Atlantic Oscillation / James W. Hurrell, Yochanan Kushnir, Geir Ottersen, Martin Visbeck 1

The History of Scientific Research on the North Atlantic Oscillation / David B. Stephenson, Heinz Wanner, Stefan Bronnimann, Jurg Luterbacher 37

Pressure-Based Measures of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO): A Comparison and an Assessment of Changes in the Strength of the NAO and in Its Influence on Surface Climate Parameters / Philip D. Jones, Timothy J. Osborn, Keith R. Briffa 51

Multi-Proxy Reconstructions of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) Index: A Critical Review and a New Well-Verified Winter NAO Index Reconstruction Back to AD 1400 / Edward R. Cook 63

Atmospheric Processes Governing the Northern Hemisphere Annular Mode/North Atlantic Oscillation / David W. J. Thompson, Sukyoung Lee, Mark P. Baldwin 81

The Ocean's Response to North Atlantic Oscillation Variability / Martin Visbeck, Eric P. Chassignet, Ruth G. Curry, Thomas L. Delworth, Robert R. Dickson, Gerd Krahmann 113

The Role of Atlantic Ocean-Atmosphere Coupling in Affecting North Atlantic Oscillation Variability / Arnaud Czaja, Andrew W. Robertson, Thierry Huck 147

On the Predictability of North Atlantic Climate / Mark J. Rodwell 173

Climate Change and the North Atlantic Oscillation / Nathan P. Gillett, Hans F. Graf, Tim J. Osborn 193

The Response of Marine Ecosystems to Climate Variability Associated With the North Atlantic Oscillation / Kenneth F. Drinkwater, Andrea Belgrano, Angel Borja, Alessandra Conversi, Martin Edwards, Charles H. Greene, Geir Ottersen, Andrew J. Pershing, Henry Walker 211

The Response of Terrestrial Ecosystems to Climate Variability Associated With the North Atlantic Oscillation / Atle Mysterud, Nils Chr. Stenseth, Nigel G. Yoccoz, Geir Ottersen, Rolf Langvatn 235

The Response of Freshwater Ecosystems to Climate Variability Associated With the North Atlantic Oscillation / Dietmar Straile, David M. Livingstone, Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer, D. Glen George 263.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0875909949

OCLC:

50948854