The Indian Ocean and its Role in the Global Climate System provides an overview of our contemporary understanding of the Indian Ocean (geology, atmosphere, ocean, hydrology, biogeochemistry) and its role in the climate system. It describes the monsoon systems, Indian Ocean circulation and connections with other ocean basins. Climatic phenomena in the Indian Ocean are detailed across a range of timescales (seasonal, interannual to multi-decadal). Biogeochemical and ecosystem variability is also described. The book will provide a summary of different tools (e.g., observations, modeling, paleoclimate records) that are used for understanding Indian Ocean variability and trends. Recent trends and future projections of the Indian Ocean, including warming, extreme events, ocean acidification and deoxygenation will be detailed. The Indian Ocean is unique and different from other tropical ocean basins due to its geography. It is traditionally under-observed and understudied, yet plays a fundamental role for regional and global climate. The vagaries of the Asian monsoon affect over a billion people and a third of the global population live in the vicinity of the Indian Ocean. It is also particularly vulnerable to climate change, with robust warming and trends in heat and freshwater observed in recent decades. Advances have recently been made in our understanding of the Indian Ocean’s circulation, interactions with adjacent ocean basins, and its role in regional and global climate. Nonetheless, significant gaps remain in understanding, observing, modeling, and predicting Indian Ocean variability and change across a range of timescales. As such, this book is the perfect compendium to any researcher, student, teacher/lecturer in the fields of oceanography, atmospheric science, paleoclimate, environmental science, meteorology and geology, as well as policy managers and water resource managers.
1. Chapter 1 : Introduction to the Indian Ocean⊛ - p. Page xvii 2. Chapter 2 : A brief historical overview of the maritime Indian Ocean World (ancient times to 1950)⊛ - p. Page 19 3. Chapter 3 : Past, present, and future of the South Asian monsoon⊛ - p. Page 45 4. Chapter 4 : Intraseasonal variability in the Indian Ocean region⊛ - p. Page 66 5. Chapter 5 : Climate phenomena of the Indian Ocean⊛ - p. Page 92 6. Chapter 6 : Extreme events in the Indian Ocean: Marine heatwaves, cyclones, and tsunamis⊛ - p. Page 114 7. Chapter 7 : Impacts of the Indian Ocean on regional and global climate⊛ - p. Page 136 8. Chapter 8 : Indian Ocean circulation⊛ - p. Page 160 9. Chapter 9 : Oceanic basin connections⊛ - p. Page 192 10. Chapter 10 : Decadal variability of the Indian Ocean and its predictability⊛ - p. Page 220 11. Chapter 11 : Indian Ocean primary productivity and fisheries variability⊛ - p. Page 241 12. Chapter 12 : Oxygen, carbon, and pH variability in the Indian Ocean⊛ - p. Page 260 13. Chapter 13 : Nutrient, phytoplankton, and zooplankton variability in the Indian Ocean⊛ - p. Page 285 14. Chapter 14 : Air-sea exchange and its impacts on biogeochemistry in the Indian Ocean⊛ - p. Page 316 15. Chapter 15 : Microbial ecology of the Indian Ocean⊛ - p. Page 342 16. Chapter 16 : Physical and biogeochemical characteristics of the Indian Ocean marginal seas⊛ - p. Page 360 17. Chapter 17 : The Indian Ocean Observing System (IndOOS)⊛ - p. Page 383 18. Chapter 18 : Modeling the Indian Ocean⊛ - p. Page 409 19. Chapter 19 : Paleoclimate evidence of Indian Ocean variability across a range of timescales⊛ - p. Page 435 20. Chapter 20 : Future projections for the tropical Indian Ocean⊛ - p. Page 460 21. Index - p. Page 478
The Indian Ocean and its Role in the Global Climate System provides an overview of our contemporary understanding of the Indian Ocean (geology, atmosphere, ocean, hydrology, biogeochemistry) and its role in the climate system. It describes the monsoon systems, Indian Ocean circulation and connections with other ocean basins. Climatic phenomena in the Indian Ocean are detailed across a range of timescales (seasonal, interannual to multi-decadal). Biogeochemical and ecosystem variability is also described. The book will provide a summary of different tools (e.g., observations, modeling, paleoclimate records) that are used for understanding Indian Ocean variability and trends. Recent trends and future projections of the Indian Ocean, including warming, extreme events, ocean acidification and deoxygenation will be detailed. The Indian Ocean is unique and different from other tropical ocean basins due to its geography. It is traditionally under-observed and understudied, yet plays a fundamental role for regional and global climate. The vagaries of the Asian monsoon affect over a billion people and a third of the global population live in the vicinity of the Indian Ocean. It is also particularly vulnerable to climate change, with robust warming and trends in heat and freshwater observed in recent decades. Advances have recently been made in our understanding of the Indian Ocean’s circulation, interactions with adjacent ocean basins, and its role in regional and global climate. Nonetheless, significant gaps remain in understanding, observing, modeling, and predicting Indian Ocean variability and change across a range of timescales. As such, this book is the perfect compendium to any researcher, student, teacher/lecturer in the fields of oceanography, atmospheric science, paleoclimate, environmental science, meteorology and geology, as well as policy managers and water resource managers.
1. Chapter 1 : Introduction to the Indian Ocean⊛ - p. Page xvii 2. Chapter 2 : A brief historical overview of the maritime Indian Ocean World (ancient times to 1950)⊛ - p. Page 19 3. Chapter 3 : Past, present, and future of the South Asian monsoon⊛ - p. Page 45 4. Chapter 4 : Intraseasonal variability in the Indian Ocean region⊛ - p. Page 66 5. Chapter 5 : Climate phenomena of the Indian Ocean⊛ - p. Page 92 6. Chapter 6 : Extreme events in the Indian Ocean: Marine heatwaves, cyclones, and tsunamis⊛ - p. Page 114 7. Chapter 7 : Impacts of the Indian Ocean on regional and global climate⊛ - p. Page 136 8. Chapter 8 : Indian Ocean circulation⊛ - p. Page 160 9. Chapter 9 : Oceanic basin connections⊛ - p. Page 192 10. Chapter 10 : Decadal variability of the Indian Ocean and its predictability⊛ - p. Page 220 11. Chapter 11 : Indian Ocean primary productivity and fisheries variability⊛ - p. Page 241 12. Chapter 12 : Oxygen, carbon, and pH variability in the Indian Ocean⊛ - p. Page 260 13. Chapter 13 : Nutrient, phytoplankton, and zooplankton variability in the Indian Ocean⊛ - p. Page 285 14. Chapter 14 : Air-sea exchange and its impacts on biogeochemistry in the Indian Ocean⊛ - p. Page 316 15. Chapter 15 : Microbial ecology of the Indian Ocean⊛ - p. Page 342 16. Chapter 16 : Physical and biogeochemical characteristics of the Indian Ocean marginal seas⊛ - p. Page 360 17. Chapter 17 : The Indian Ocean Observing System (IndOOS)⊛ - p. Page 383 18. Chapter 18 : Modeling the Indian Ocean⊛ - p. Page 409 19. Chapter 19 : Paleoclimate evidence of Indian Ocean variability across a range of timescales⊛ - p. Page 435 20. Chapter 20 : Future projections for the tropical Indian Ocean⊛ - p. Page 460 21. Index - p. Page 478
