Atmospheric Oscillations: Sources of Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Variability and Predictability provides a thorough examination of the various atmospheric oscillations of scientific and societal importance in the context of natural climate variability and anthropogenic climate change. Included are introductions to each phenomenon, an overview of the state of knowledge, in-depth analysis of relevant dynamical processes, and discussions of the impacts on weather and climate and implications to subseasonal-to-seasonal predictions and predictability. Written by an international team of experts in the fields of atmospheric and planetary sciences, each chapter of the book either focuses on a specific atmospheric oscillation or the interaction between multiple oscillations.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction Part I: Tropics 2. Madden-Julian Oscillation 3. Boreal Summer Intraseasonal Oscillation 4. 10-20-day Oscillation 5. Convectively Coupled Equatorial Waves 6. Eastern Pacific and Other Regions Part II: Extratropics 7. North Pacific Oscillation 8. Pacific-North American Pattern 9. Pacific-South American Pattern 10. East Atlantic Pattern and Scandinavian Pattern 11. Northern Annular Mode 12. Southern Annual Mode 13. Global Wind Oscillation Part III: Stratosphere 14. Quasi-Biennial Oscillation 15. Sudden Stratospheric Warming and Polar-night Jet Oscillation Part IV: Interactions 16. Stratosphere-Troposphere: QBO and MJO 17. Tropics-Extratropics: MJO and PNA 18. Inter-basin: PNA and NAO 19. Ocean-Atmosphere: ENSO and MJO Part V: Beyond Earth 20. Equatorial Stratospheric Oscillations in Planetary Atmospheres 21. Annular Modes in Planetary Atmospheres 22. Conclusion and Future Perspectives
