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3 - Atmosphere–Ocean Interactions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2021

By
Ping Chang ,
Ingo Richter ,
Henk Dijkstra ,
Claudia Wieners  and
Timothy A. Myers
Edited by
Carlos R. Mechoso
Carlos R. Mechoso
Affiliation:
University of California, Los Angeles
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Summary

This chapter presents a conceptual discussion on how ocean–atmosphere interactions are key to outstanding aspects of climate variability. The principal goal is to describe the mechanisms by which the atmosphere and ocean interact, and their perturbation feedback on each other, as well as how these interactions can lead to a new breed of modes in the coupled ocean–atmosphere system. The realization of such local interactions can project onto basin scales, and subsequently to the other basins.

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Interacting Climates of Ocean Basins
Observations, Mechanisms, Predictability, and Impacts
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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