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Comprehensive and up-to-date information on Earth's most dominant year-to-year climate variation

The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in the Pacific Ocean has major worldwide social and economic consequences through its global scale effects on atmospheric and oceanic circulation, marine and terrestrial ecosystems, and other natural systems. Ongoing climate change is projected to significantly alter ENSO''s dynamics and impacts.

El Niño Southern Oscillation in a Changing Climate presents the latest theories, models, and observations, and explores the challenges of forecasting ENSO as the climate continues to change.

Volume highlights include:

  • Historical background on ENSO and its societal consequences
  • Review of key El Niño (ENSO warm phase) and La Niña (ENSO cold phase) characteristics
  • Mathematical description of the underlying physical processes that generate ENSO variations
  • Conceptual framework for unders

    Table of Contents

    List of Contributors vii

    Acknowledgments xiii

    Preface xv

    Section I: Introduction

    1. Introduction to El Niño Southern Oscillation in a Changing Climate 3
    Michael J. McPhaden, Agus Santoso, and Wenju Cai

    2. ENSO in the Global Climate System 21
    Kevin E. Trenberth

    Section II: Observations

    3. ENSO Observations 41
    Michael J. McPhaden, Tong Lee, Severine Fournier, and Magdalena A. Balmaseda

    4. ENSO Diversity 65
    Antonietta Capotondi, Andrew T. Wittenberg, Jong-Seong Kug, Ken Takahashi, and Michael J. McPhaden

    5. Past ENSO Variability: Reconstructions, Models, and Implications 87
    Julien Emile-Geay, Kim M. Cobb, Julia E. Cole, Mary Elliot, and Feng Zhu

    Section III: Theories and Dynamics

    6. Simple ENSO Models 121
    Fei-Fei Jin, Han-Ching Chen, Sen Zhao, Michiya Hayashi, Christina Karamperidou, Malte F. Stuecker, Ruihuang Xie, and Licheng Geng

    7. ENSO Irregularity and Asymmetry 153
    Soon-Il An, Eli Tziperman, Yuko M. Okumura, and Tim Li

    8. ENSO Low‐frequency Modulation and Mean State Interactions 173
    Alexey V. Fedorov, Shineng Hu, Andrew T. Wittenberg, Aaron F. Z. Levine, and Clara Deser

    Section IV: Modeling and Prediction

    9. ENSO Modelling: History, Progress and Challenges 201
    Eric Guilyardi, Antonietta Capotondi, Matthieu Lengaigne, Sulian Thual, and Andrew T. Wittenberg

    10. ENSO Prediction 227
    Michelle L. L’Heureux, Aaron F. Z. Levine, Matthew Newman, Catherine Ganter, Jing-Jia Luo, Michael K. Tippett, and Timothy N. Stockdale

    Section V: Remote and External Forcing

    11. ENSO Remote Forcing: Influence of Climate Variability Outside the Tropical Pacific 249
    Jong-Seong Kug, Jerome Vialard, Yoo-Geun Ham, Jin-Yi Yu, and Matthieu Lengaigne

    12. The Effect of Strong Volcanic Eruptions on ENSO 267
    Shayne McGregor, Myriam Khodri, Nicola Maher, Masamichi Ohba, Francesco S. R. Pausata, and Samantha Stevenson

    13. ENSO Response to Greenhouse Forcing 289
    Wenju Cai, Agus Santoso, Guojian Wang, Lixin Wu, Mat Collins, Matthieu Lengaigne, Scott Power, and Axel Timmermann

    Section VI: Teleconnections and Impacts

    14. ENSO Atmospheric Teleconnections 311
    Andréa S. Taschetto, Caroline C. Ummenhofer, Malte F. Stuecker, Dietmar Dommenget, Karumuri Ashok, Regina R. Rodrigues, and Sang-Wook Yeh

    15. ENSO Oceanic Teleconnections 337
    Janet Sprintall, Sophie Cravatte, Boris Dewitte, Yan Du, and Alexander Sen Gupta

    16. Impact of El Nino on Weather and Climate Extremes 361
    Lisa Goddard and Alexander Gershunov

    17. ENSO and Tropical Cyclones 377
    I-I Lin, Suzana J. Camargo, Christina M. Patricola, Julien Boucharel, Savin Chand, Phil Klotzbach, Johnny C. L. Chan, Bin Wang, Ping Chang, Tim Li, and Fei-Fei Jin

    18. ENSO-Driven Ocean Extremes and Their Ecosystem Impacts 409
    Neil J. Holbrook, Danielle C. Claar, Alistair J. Hobday, Kathleen L. McInnes, Eric C. J. Oliver, Alex Sen Gupta, Matthew J. Widlansky, and Xuebin Zhang

    19. ENSO Impact on Marine Fisheries and Ecosystems 429
    Patrick Lehodey, Arnaud Bertrand, Alistair J. Hobday, Hidetada Kiyofuji, Sam McClatchie, Christophe E. Menkès, Graham Pilling, Jeffrey Polovina, and Desiree Tommasi

    20. ENSO and the Carbon Cycle 453
    Richard A. Betts, Chantelle A. Burton, Richard A. Feely, Mat Collins, Chris D. Jones, and Andy J. Wiltshire

    Section VII: Closing

    21. ENSO in a Changing Climate: Challenges, Paleo‐Perspectives, and Outlook
    Christina Karamperidou, Malte F. Stuecker, Axel Timmermann, Kyung-Sook Yun, Sun-Seon Lee, Fei-Fei Jin, Agus Santoso, Michael J. McPhaden, and Wenju Cai

    Glossary 485

    Index 491

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      Publication Date: 30/11/2020
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      Book Synopsis

      Comprehensive and up-to-date information on Earth's most dominant year-to-year climate variation

      The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in the Pacific Ocean has major worldwide social and economic consequences through its global scale effects on atmospheric and oceanic circulation, marine and terrestrial ecosystems, and other natural systems. Ongoing climate change is projected to significantly alter ENSO''s dynamics and impacts.

      El Niño Southern Oscillation in a Changing Climate presents the latest theories, models, and observations, and explores the challenges of forecasting ENSO as the climate continues to change.

      Volume highlights include:

      • Historical background on ENSO and its societal consequences
      • Review of key El Niño (ENSO warm phase) and La Niña (ENSO cold phase) characteristics
      • Mathematical description of the underlying physical processes that generate ENSO variations
      • Conceptual framework for unders

        Table of Contents

        List of Contributors vii

        Acknowledgments xiii

        Preface xv

        Section I: Introduction

        1. Introduction to El Niño Southern Oscillation in a Changing Climate 3
        Michael J. McPhaden, Agus Santoso, and Wenju Cai

        2. ENSO in the Global Climate System 21
        Kevin E. Trenberth

        Section II: Observations

        3. ENSO Observations 41
        Michael J. McPhaden, Tong Lee, Severine Fournier, and Magdalena A. Balmaseda

        4. ENSO Diversity 65
        Antonietta Capotondi, Andrew T. Wittenberg, Jong-Seong Kug, Ken Takahashi, and Michael J. McPhaden

        5. Past ENSO Variability: Reconstructions, Models, and Implications 87
        Julien Emile-Geay, Kim M. Cobb, Julia E. Cole, Mary Elliot, and Feng Zhu

        Section III: Theories and Dynamics

        6. Simple ENSO Models 121
        Fei-Fei Jin, Han-Ching Chen, Sen Zhao, Michiya Hayashi, Christina Karamperidou, Malte F. Stuecker, Ruihuang Xie, and Licheng Geng

        7. ENSO Irregularity and Asymmetry 153
        Soon-Il An, Eli Tziperman, Yuko M. Okumura, and Tim Li

        8. ENSO Low‐frequency Modulation and Mean State Interactions 173
        Alexey V. Fedorov, Shineng Hu, Andrew T. Wittenberg, Aaron F. Z. Levine, and Clara Deser

        Section IV: Modeling and Prediction

        9. ENSO Modelling: History, Progress and Challenges 201
        Eric Guilyardi, Antonietta Capotondi, Matthieu Lengaigne, Sulian Thual, and Andrew T. Wittenberg

        10. ENSO Prediction 227
        Michelle L. L’Heureux, Aaron F. Z. Levine, Matthew Newman, Catherine Ganter, Jing-Jia Luo, Michael K. Tippett, and Timothy N. Stockdale

        Section V: Remote and External Forcing

        11. ENSO Remote Forcing: Influence of Climate Variability Outside the Tropical Pacific 249
        Jong-Seong Kug, Jerome Vialard, Yoo-Geun Ham, Jin-Yi Yu, and Matthieu Lengaigne

        12. The Effect of Strong Volcanic Eruptions on ENSO 267
        Shayne McGregor, Myriam Khodri, Nicola Maher, Masamichi Ohba, Francesco S. R. Pausata, and Samantha Stevenson

        13. ENSO Response to Greenhouse Forcing 289
        Wenju Cai, Agus Santoso, Guojian Wang, Lixin Wu, Mat Collins, Matthieu Lengaigne, Scott Power, and Axel Timmermann

        Section VI: Teleconnections and Impacts

        14. ENSO Atmospheric Teleconnections 311
        Andréa S. Taschetto, Caroline C. Ummenhofer, Malte F. Stuecker, Dietmar Dommenget, Karumuri Ashok, Regina R. Rodrigues, and Sang-Wook Yeh

        15. ENSO Oceanic Teleconnections 337
        Janet Sprintall, Sophie Cravatte, Boris Dewitte, Yan Du, and Alexander Sen Gupta

        16. Impact of El Nino on Weather and Climate Extremes 361
        Lisa Goddard and Alexander Gershunov

        17. ENSO and Tropical Cyclones 377
        I-I Lin, Suzana J. Camargo, Christina M. Patricola, Julien Boucharel, Savin Chand, Phil Klotzbach, Johnny C. L. Chan, Bin Wang, Ping Chang, Tim Li, and Fei-Fei Jin

        18. ENSO-Driven Ocean Extremes and Their Ecosystem Impacts 409
        Neil J. Holbrook, Danielle C. Claar, Alistair J. Hobday, Kathleen L. McInnes, Eric C. J. Oliver, Alex Sen Gupta, Matthew J. Widlansky, and Xuebin Zhang

        19. ENSO Impact on Marine Fisheries and Ecosystems 429
        Patrick Lehodey, Arnaud Bertrand, Alistair J. Hobday, Hidetada Kiyofuji, Sam McClatchie, Christophe E. Menkès, Graham Pilling, Jeffrey Polovina, and Desiree Tommasi

        20. ENSO and the Carbon Cycle 453
        Richard A. Betts, Chantelle A. Burton, Richard A. Feely, Mat Collins, Chris D. Jones, and Andy J. Wiltshire

        Section VII: Closing

        21. ENSO in a Changing Climate: Challenges, Paleo‐Perspectives, and Outlook
        Christina Karamperidou, Malte F. Stuecker, Axel Timmermann, Kyung-Sook Yun, Sun-Seon Lee, Fei-Fei Jin, Agus Santoso, Michael J. McPhaden, and Wenju Cai

        Glossary 485

        Index 491

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