Coupled ocean-atmosphere models /
The exchange of momentum, heat, moisture, gases (such as CO₂ and O₂) and salt between the atmosphere and the ocean is a phenomenon of paramount importance for the dynamics of the atmosphere and the ocean. With the pressing need for reliable climate forecast (e.g. to deal with severe food and energy...
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| Format: | Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; New York :
Elsevier,
1985.
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| Series: | Elsevier oceanography series ;
40. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Models; Copyright Page; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; CHAPTER 1. A COUPLED OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE AND THE RESPONSE TO INCREASING ATMOSPHERIC CO; Plan of the numerical experiments; The equilibrium calculations; Results of the "switch-on" experiment; References; CHAPTER 2. MODELLING THE ATMOSPHERIC RESPONSE TO THE 1982/83 EL NIÑO; Abstract; Introduction; Themodel; The experiment; The divergent component; The rotational component; Concluding remarks; Acknowledgements; References
- CHAPTER 3. SENSITNITY OF JANUARY CLIMATE RESPONSE TO THE POSITION OF PACIFIC SeA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE ANOMALIESReferences; CHAPTER 4. SUBSEASONAL SCALE OSCILLATION. BIMODAL CLIMATIC STATE AND THE EL NIÑO/SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; Abstract; Introduction; Observations; Air-sea interaction; A hypothesis; A simple nonlinear oscillator relevant t o ENSO; Conclusion; Acknowledgment; References; CHAPTER 5. RESULTS FROM A MOIST EQUATORIAL ATOMOSPHERE MODEL; Abstract; Introduction; The Model; Zonally independent forcing; Zonally varying forcing; References
- CHAPTER 6. LARGE-SCALE MOMENTUM EXCHANGE IN THE COUPLED ATMOSPHERE-OCEANAbstract; Introduction; The surface shearing stress; Horizontal averaging; Consequences for the general circulation dynamics in the ocean and the atmosphere; Oceanic meridional heat transport; Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 7. CLIMATE VARIABILITY STUDIES WITH A PRIMITIVE EQUATION MODEL OF THE EQUATORIAL PACIFIC; Abstract; Introduction; The model; The wind field; The experiments; El NiÑo events; Discussion; Acknowledgements; References
- CHAPTER 8. RESPONSE OF THE UK METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL TO SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES IN THE TROPICAL PACIFIC OCEANAbstract; Introduction; Experiments; Comparison of results with linear theory; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; CHAPTER 9. TRANSIENT EFFECTS DUE TO OCEANIC THERMAL INERTIA IN AN ATMOSPHERIC MODEL COUPLED TO TWO OCEANS; Abstract; Introduction; Model description; Experiments; Results; Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; CHAPTER 10. GCM SENSITIVITY TO 1983-83 EQUATORIAL PACIFIC SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES; Abstract; Introduction
- Model and integrationsResults; Acknowledgements; References; CHAPTER 11. THE GLOBAL CLIMATE SIMULATED BY A COUPLED ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL PRELIMINARY RESULTS; Abstract; Introduction; Overview of model; Uncoupled models' performance; Results from an extended coupled integration; Concluding remarks; Acknowledgements; References; CHAPTER 12. FREE EQUATORIAL INSTABILITIES IN SIMPLE COUPLED ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN MODELS; Abstract; Introduction; Model and method; Stability and dispersion; Structure of free modes; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References
