F. Kucharski, ICTP
Lesson number 3 (F.Kucharski)
El Nino and the Role of the Ocean in Weather
The main topic of this lesson is the El Niño and the interaction of the ocean and the atmosphere in the Pacific. The following features related to El Niño are described:
- the flow of heat from the sun to the ocean to the atmosphere in the Tropics;
- the equatorial currents and the variability of conditions in the tropical Pacific;
- how the scientists make routine measurements of the tropical Pacific ocean
- how El Niño cam influence weather events that occur at different places on Earth.
El Niño and Tropical Heat
Equatorial Currents and El Niño
Equatorial Currents and El Niño
Observing the Tropical Pacific
Observing the Tropical Pacific
Forecasting El Niño
El Niño Teleconnections
El Niño Policy Issues
The Ocean's Influence on North American Drought
The Ocean's Influence on North American Drought