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An Introduction to Large-Scale Tropical Meteorology

verfasst von: Vasubandhu Misra

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buchreihe : Springer Atmospheric Sciences

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This upper-undergraduate/graduate-level textbook introduces students to large-scale tropical climate circulation and its variations, covering their fundamental aspects and our current understanding of how they are impacted in a warming world. From this volume, readers will gain an understanding of tropical climate variability from the meso- to planetary scale. Uniquely, equal emphasis is placed on atmospheric and oceanic processes of tropical phenomena. The book will appeal to senior undergraduate and graduate students across geoscience disciplines, including in meteorology, oceanography, geography, hydrology, and environmental science.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Frontmatter

Chapter 1. A Synopsis of the Tropical Climate

Abstract

This chapter gives a brief overview of the large-scale tropical atmospheric circulation using a two-dimensional framework of latitudes and pressure levels.

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Chapter 2. The Monsoon

Abstract

This chapter introduces the monsoon with emphasis on the Asian Monsoon. The chapter motivates the importance of the Asian Monsoon on the atmospheric general circulation. The tropical Indian Ocean variability in reference to the seasonal cycle of the Asian Monsoon is discussed and the coupled ocean-atmosphere phenomenon of the monsoon is detailed. The role of the Tibetan Plateau on the Asian Monsoon variability is discussed followed by the description of the ENSO-monsoon teleconnection. Finally, the other regional monsoons are briefly discussed.

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Chapter 3. The Role of the Diabatic Heating in the Tropical Atmosphere

Abstract

The chapter places the importance of atmospheric convection in tropical climate and its discovery from early field studies. Early concepts of atmospheric convection are discussed alongside new concepts developed in the recent decade. The equatorial wave theory is introduced in this chapter and concluded with a discussion of the concept of organization of atmospheric convection.

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Chapter 4. Intertropical Convergence Zone

Abstract

The chapter introduces theory for the latitudinal location of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) followed by a description of the ITCZs in the three tropical ocean basins. The chapter is concluded with a discussion of how ITCZs can engender tropical cyclone genesis.

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Chapter 5. The Western Pacific Warm Pool

Abstract

The feature of the warm sea surface temperature in the tropical Western Pacific is introduced with its importance to the atmospheric general circulation. The maintenance of this warm pool is then discussed that emphasizes the role of the atmosphere and the ocean in sustaining this feature.

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Chapter 6. The Intraseasonal Variations

Abstract

The intraseasonal variations that bridge weather and climate time scales in the range of 20–90 days are introduced in this chapter by way of illustrating their features from observations and reanalysis. The various theories proposed to explain their features are also presented. The operational detection of the propagating intraseasonal signal is described. The potential influence of the large-scale intraseasonal variations on extreme weather events is also discussed.

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Chapter 7. El Niño and the Southern Oscillation

Abstract

The most significant interannual variability phenomenon of our planet, namely the El Niño and the Southern Oscillation (ENSO), is discussed in this chapter starting with a definition to identify these events. The effort put to observe this phenomenon in the Equatorial Pacific along with the observed features of ENSO is discussed. The theories for the evolution of ENSO are also presented in this chapter.

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Chapter 8. Tropical Atlantic Variations

Abstract

Tropical Atlantic Ocean is the smallest of the three tropical ocean basins. However, it has many distinct types of variations that manifest beyond the tropical latitudes of the Atlantic. The chapter discusses some of these features including the phenomenon of the Atlantic Niño, Benguela Niño, and the Atlantic Meridional Mode.

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Chapter 9. Large-Scale Aspects of Tropical Weather Extremes

Abstract

The current importance of attributing weather extremes to large-scale climate variations like the intraseasonal variability, El Niño, and the Southern Oscillation is discussed in the chapter. A theory for understanding the intensity variations of Atlantic tropical cyclones from large-scale variations attributed to energy transformations between velocity potential and streamfunction fields is discussed. The observed features of tropical thunderstorms from remotely sensed observations are also detailed concluding with the diurnal features of tropics.

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Chapter 10. Climate Change

Abstract

The alternating ways to define tropics meteorologically are discussed in this chapter in the context of a warming world. The impact of global climate change on tropical climate and its variations are presented with particular emphasis on the tropical oceans.

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Backmatter

Titel: An Introduction to Large-Scale Tropical Meteorology
verfasst von: Vasubandhu Misra
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Electronic ISBN: 978-3-031-12887-5
Print ISBN: 978-3-031-12886-8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12887-5