Atmospheric Oscillations: Sources of Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Variability and Predictability provides a thorough examination of the various atmospheric oscillations of scientific and societal importance in the context of natural climate variability and anthropogenic climate change. Included are introductions to each phenomenon, an overview of the state of knowledge, in-depth analysis of relevant dynamical processes, and discussions of the impacts on weather and climate and implications to subseasonal-to-seasonal predictions and predictability. Written by an international team of experts in the fields of atmospheric and planetary sciences, each chapter of the book either focuses on a specific atmospheric oscillation or the interaction between multiple oscillations.
1. Atmospheric Oscillations - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Title page - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iii 6. Dedication - p. Page v 7. Contents - p. Page vii 8. List of contributors - p. Page viii 9. Foreword - p. Page viii 10. Preface - p. Page x 11. List of Illustrations - p. Page xii 12. List of Tables - p. Page xiii 13. Chapter 1 : Oscillations as a central theme in atmospheric variability: weaving together oscillations, cycles, instability, wave propagation and circulation regimes - p. Page xiii 14. Chapter 2 : Madden–Julian Oscillation - p. Page 14 15. Chapter 3 : Boreal summer intraseasonal oscillation - p. Page 29 16. Chapter 4 : Quasi-biweekly mode of the South Asian monsoon - p. Page 61 17. Chapter 5 : Convectively coupled equatorial waves - p. Page 95 18. Chapter 6 : North Pacific Oscillation - p. Page 113 19. Chapter 7 : Pacific–North American pattern - p. Page 134 20. Chapter 8 : Pacific–South American pattern - p. Page 160 21. Chapter 9 : East Atlantic and Scandinavian patterns - p. Page 178 22. Chapter 10 : Northern Annular Mode - p. Page 197 23. Chapter 11 : Southern Annular Mode - p. Page 216 24. Chapter 12 : Global Wind Oscillation - p. Page 228 25. Chapter 13 : Quasi-Biennial Oscillation - p. Page 248 26. Chapter 14 : Stratospheric polar vortex variability - p. Page 270 27. Chapter 15 : Stratosphere–troposphere interactions: the influence of Quasi-Biennial Oscillation on Madden–Julian Oscillation - p. Page 291 28. Chapter 16 : Tropics–extratropics interactions: the influence of Madden–Julian Oscillation on annular modes - p. Page 316 29. Chapter 17 : Ocean–atmosphere interactions: Madden–Julian Oscillation and El Niño–Southern Oscillation - p. Page 331 30. Chapter 18 : Equatorial stratospheric oscillations in planetary atmospheres - p. Page 356 31. Chapter 19 : Oscillations in terrestrial planetary atmospheres - p. Page 391 32. Chapter 20 : Concluding remarks and future perspectives - p. Page 427 33. Index - p. Page 447
Atmospheric Oscillations: Sources of Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Variability and Predictability provides a thorough examination of the various atmospheric oscillations of scientific and societal importance in the context of natural climate variability and anthropogenic climate change. Included are introductions to each phenomenon, an overview of the state of knowledge, in-depth analysis of relevant dynamical processes, and discussions of the impacts on weather and climate and implications to subseasonal-to-seasonal predictions and predictability. Written by an international team of experts in the fields of atmospheric and planetary sciences, each chapter of the book either focuses on a specific atmospheric oscillation or the interaction between multiple oscillations.
1. Atmospheric Oscillations - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Title page - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iii 6. Dedication - p. Page v 7. Contents - p. Page vii 8. List of contributors - p. Page viii 9. Foreword - p. Page viii 10. Preface - p. Page x 11. List of Illustrations - p. Page xii 12. List of Tables - p. Page xiii 13. Chapter 1 : Oscillations as a central theme in atmospheric variability: weaving together oscillations, cycles, instability, wave propagation and circulation regimes - p. Page xiii 14. Chapter 2 : Madden–Julian Oscillation - p. Page 14 15. Chapter 3 : Boreal summer intraseasonal oscillation - p. Page 29 16. Chapter 4 : Quasi-biweekly mode of the South Asian monsoon - p. Page 61 17. Chapter 5 : Convectively coupled equatorial waves - p. Page 95 18. Chapter 6 : North Pacific Oscillation - p. Page 113 19. Chapter 7 : Pacific–North American pattern - p. Page 134 20. Chapter 8 : Pacific–South American pattern - p. Page 160 21. Chapter 9 : East Atlantic and Scandinavian patterns - p. Page 178 22. Chapter 10 : Northern Annular Mode - p. Page 197 23. Chapter 11 : Southern Annular Mode - p. Page 216 24. Chapter 12 : Global Wind Oscillation - p. Page 228 25. Chapter 13 : Quasi-Biennial Oscillation - p. Page 248 26. Chapter 14 : Stratospheric polar vortex variability - p. Page 270 27. Chapter 15 : Stratosphere–troposphere interactions: the influence of Quasi-Biennial Oscillation on Madden–Julian Oscillation - p. Page 291 28. Chapter 16 : Tropics–extratropics interactions: the influence of Madden–Julian Oscillation on annular modes - p. Page 316 29. Chapter 17 : Ocean–atmosphere interactions: Madden–Julian Oscillation and El Niño–Southern Oscillation - p. Page 331 30. Chapter 18 : Equatorial stratospheric oscillations in planetary atmospheres - p. Page 356 31. Chapter 19 : Oscillations in terrestrial planetary atmospheres - p. Page 391 32. Chapter 20 : Concluding remarks and future perspectives - p. Page 427 33. Index - p. Page 447
