Tropical ocean-atmosphere interaction, the Pacific cold tongue, and the El Nino-Southern Oscillation
Abstract
The tropical Pacific basin allows strong feedbacks among the trade winds, equatorial zonal sea surface temperature contrast, and upper ocean heat content. Coupled atmosphere-ocean dynamics produce both the strong Pacific cold tongue climate state and the El Nino-Southern Oscillation phenomenon. A simple paradigm of the tropical climate system is presented, capturing the basic physics of these two important aspects of the tropic Pacific and basic features of the climate states of the Atlantic and Indian ocean basins. 21 refs., 3 figs.
- Authors:
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- Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI (United States)
- Publication Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 430390
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Science
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 274; Journal Issue: 5284; Other Information: PBD: 4 Oct 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; TROPICAL REGIONS; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION
Citation Formats
Jin, F F. Tropical ocean-atmosphere interaction, the Pacific cold tongue, and the El Nino-Southern Oscillation. United States: N. p., 1996.
Web. doi:10.1126/science.274.5284.76.
Jin, F F. Tropical ocean-atmosphere interaction, the Pacific cold tongue, and the El Nino-Southern Oscillation. United States. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.274.5284.76
Jin, F F. 1996.
"Tropical ocean-atmosphere interaction, the Pacific cold tongue, and the El Nino-Southern Oscillation". United States. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.274.5284.76.
@article{osti_430390,
title = {Tropical ocean-atmosphere interaction, the Pacific cold tongue, and the El Nino-Southern Oscillation},
author = {Jin, F F},
abstractNote = {The tropical Pacific basin allows strong feedbacks among the trade winds, equatorial zonal sea surface temperature contrast, and upper ocean heat content. Coupled atmosphere-ocean dynamics produce both the strong Pacific cold tongue climate state and the El Nino-Southern Oscillation phenomenon. A simple paradigm of the tropical climate system is presented, capturing the basic physics of these two important aspects of the tropic Pacific and basic features of the climate states of the Atlantic and Indian ocean basins. 21 refs., 3 figs.},
doi = {10.1126/science.274.5284.76},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/430390},
journal = {Science},
number = 5284,
volume = 274,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Oct 04 00:00:00 EDT 1996},
month = {Fri Oct 04 00:00:00 EDT 1996}
}
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