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Wells, editors1st ed.New York Nova Science Publishersc20091 online resource (305 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-60692-084-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Intro -- Ocean Circulation and El Niño: New Research -- Contents -- Preface -- Seasonal Cycle Variations on the Supercontinent of Pangaea: Implications for the Early Jurassic Paleoceanography of the European Epicontinental Sea -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Theoretical Atmospheric and Ocean Circulation Pattern -- Mesozoic Ocean Circulation in the European Epicontinental Sea -- Early Jurassic Ostracoda, Paleocirculation and Water Masses -- The Role of the Opening of the Hispanic Corridor -- Modelling the Water Masses in the Early Jurassic -- Comparison of Early Jurassic Paleodata and Climate Models Results -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Modal Decomposition for Oceanic Circulation: Applications for a High-Resolution Model and Lagrangian Data -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Fourier Modes for Non-Rectangular Domains -- 3. Spectral Analysis of High-Resolution Model Results -- 4. Reconstruction of Currents from Lagrangian Data -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix A. Iteration Solution for the Heat Transport Equation -- References -- Ocean Circulation from Altimetry: Progresses and Challenges -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Multi-Mission Mapping -- 3. Mesoscale Eddies -- 4. Ocean Tides -- 5. Ocean Climate Variability -- 6. Planetary Waves -- 7. Sea Level Change and Variability -- 8. Meandering Jet -- 9. Challenges and Perspectives -- References -- Ocean Circulation: An Overview and Current Trends in Research -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Main Forces Driving Large-Scale Currents -- Thermohaline Circulation -- Meridional Overturning Streamfunction as a Measure of Global Total Water Transport -- Cross-Equatorial Oceanic Heat Transport as a Measure of Global Total Water Transport -- Bi-Polar Ocean Seesaw -- Numerical Models -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References.Temporal Variability of the Florida Current Transport at 27oN -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Data Outline -- Model and Simulation Outline -- Results -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Global Climate Change and Biotic-Abiotic Interactions in the Northern Chilean Semiarid Zone: Potential Long-Term Consequences of Increase El Niños -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Study Site, Methodology, and Analyses -- Organismal Responses to Experimental Treatments -- Organismal Responses to El Niño/High Rainfall Events -- The Long-Term Consequences of More Frequent El Niños for Semiarid Communities -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Managing Climate Variability in Agricultural Analysis -- Abstract -- Introduction -- ENSO Impacts on Agriculture -- Framework for ENSO-Based Crop Yield Forecasting -- Agricultural Climate Risk Decision Making -- Introducing Seasonal Climate Information in Farm Optimization Analyses -- Policy, Decision Making and Usefulnes of Climate Information -- Conclusion -- References -- ENSO Impacts on European Winter Rainfalls and Their Modulation by Leading Euro-Atlantic Teleconnections -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Dataset Description -- 3. Methods and Data Preprocessing -- 4. Results and Discussion -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Effects of El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on Marine Fish and Shellfish Populations and Their Habitats in North America -- Introduction -- Physical Properties -- ENSO Effects on Primary Productivity and Development of Hypoxia -- ENSO Effects on Zooplankton -- ENSO Effects on Finfish, Shellfish and Marine Birds and Mammals -- ENSO Effects on Fish and Shellfish Diseases and Contaminant Accumulation -- ENSO Effects on Human Health and the Harvesting of Marine Resources -- Ecological Modeling and Prediction of ENSO and its Effects on Coastal Ecosystems -- Conclusions -- Summary.References -- Coral Color - Reflection and Absorption -- Abstract -- Introduction -- White and Black Body -- Spectral Reflection -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Interannual and Intraseasonal Variability in the Boreal Summer Asian Monsoon before and after Climate Regime Shift of Mid 1970s as Revealed in the NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Data and Methods -- 3. Leading Modes in Variability of the Mean Zonal Wind and the ISO Intensity -- 4. Links to SST Variations and Convection -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- El-Niño and Coral Reefs -- Abstract -- Introduction -- EL-NINO -- Corals and Coral Bleaching -- Coral Bleaching and El-Nino -- Easterly Waves, Hurricanes and El-Nino -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.Progress toward better understanding of ocean variability is closely linked to the development of signal processing tools for multi-scale analysis of ocean flows. This book includes a review of progress in physical oceanography, such as results on studying ocean circulation and mesoscale ocean dynamics derived from satellite altimetry.Ocean currentsResearchPacific OceanOcean circulationResearchPacific OceanMeridional overturning circulationResearchEl Niño CurrentResearchOcean currentsResearchOcean circulationResearchMeridional overturning circulationResearch.551.46/2Long John A728919Wells David S1861219MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910970607203321Ocean circulation and El Nino4467305UNINA