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Interannual Variability of the Atmosphere-Ocean System

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Climate and circulation of the tropics

Part of the book series: Atmospheric Sciences Library ((ATSL,volume 8))

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The functioning of the tropical atmosphere in the course of the average annual cycle and the role of weather disturbances in these processes are discussed in Chapters 6 and 7, while Chapter 4 provides an orientation on the characteristic average mode of operation of the low-latitude oceans. This background is required for the understanding of year-to-year variations which are to be explored in the present chapter. The mechanisms of interannual variability of the combined atmosphere-hydrosphere system are manifest in changes of the atmospheric and oceanic circulation and extreme events — especially rainfall anomalies — in the regional climates. Regional climate anomalies appear in part related to circulation changes on the scale of the global tropics.

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