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Understanding wind stress (drag) over the ocean is central to many facets of air-sea interaction, which in turn is vital for models of weather prediction and climate modelling. Wind Stress over the Ocean, first published in 2001, brings together thirty of the world's leading experts in air-sea interaction, under the auspices of the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research. Wind Stress over the Ocean provides a thorough re-examination of the physical processes that transfer momentum between the atmosphere and the ocean. As well as describing the established fundamentals, the book also explores active areas of research and controversy. The book will form a comprehensive guide and reference for researchers and graduate students in physical oceanography, meteorology, fluid dynamics and coastal engineering.

Ocean-atmosphere interaction.

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"Time series representing two of the climate systems' most leading variability in northern hemisphere, namely the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Arctic Oscillation (AO), together with 50 years of observed daily mean surface air temperature, precipitation over the conterminous United States, as well as circulation fields from NCEP/NCAR CDAS/Reanalysis are used to investigate the climate impact of ENSO and AO and their combined effects. Composites of ENSO only (El Nino, neutral, La Nina) phase, AO only (high, neutral, low) phase, and their nine combinations are constructed for US temperature, precipitation and the circulation fields for each 12 running season. The results show that both ENSO and AO have profound impact on US temperature and precipitation in winter. In general, the low index phase of AO resembles that of La Nina and high index phase of AO resembles El Nino. Therefore, during (C, AO- ) and (W, AO+), enhanced impact on temperature and precipitation anomalous field is expected. For example, while it is normally warmer and drier in the northern states, cooler and wetter in the southern states during El Nino years, the high index phase of AO provides much warmer winter for large areas of US from northern border to central and northeast than the low index phase of AO in the same phase of ENSO. The AO impact on precipitation is less well organized but the impact exists through out the year in the south and east coastal area, as well as the Tennessee and Ohio valley. These composites provide useful tools to support the 6-10 day, monthly and seasonal forecasts in the Climate Prediction Center."

North Atlantic oscillation --- Southern oscillation --- Weather forecasting --- Ocean-atmosphere interaction --- Climatic changes --- El Niño Current

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The book represents all the knowledge we currently have on ocean circulation. It presents an up-to-date summary of the state of the science relating to the role of the oceans in the physical climate system.The book is structured to guide the reader through the wide range of World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) science in a consistent way. Cross-references between contributors have been added, and the book has a comprehensive index and unified reference list. The book is simple to read, at the undergraduate level.

Ocean circulation --- Ocean-atmosphere interaction --- World Ocean Circulation Experiment --- Air-sea interaction --- Air-sea interactions --- Atmosfeer-oceaan interactie --- Atmosphere-ocean interaction --- Atmosphere-ocean interactions --- Atmospheric-oceanic interactions --- Atmosphère-océan [Interaction ] --- Circulation [Ocean ] --- Circulation océanique --- Interaction air-mer --- Interaction atmosphere-ocean --- Interaction mer-air --- Interaction océan-atmosphère --- Interaction of atmosphere and ocean --- Interactions of atmosphere and ocean --- Lucht-zee interaktie --- Oceaan-atmosfeer interactie --- Ocean-meteorological relations --- Oceanic-atmospheric interactions --- Oceanische circulatie --- Océan-atmosphère [Interaction ] --- Sea-air interaction --- Sea-air interactions --- Zee-lucht interactie --- Ocean circulation. --- Ocean-atmosphere interaction. --- Interaction mer-atmosphère --- World Ocean Circulation Experiment. --- Marine meteorology. --- Marine meteorology --- Maritime meteorology --- Meteorology, Maritime --- Meteorology --- Oceanography --- Circulation, Ocean --- Mathematical models. --- Physical oceanography --- Globalʹnyĭ ėksperiment po t︠s︡irkuli︠a︡t︠s︡ii okeana --- WOCE --- VOSE --- World Climate Research Programme.

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The world consists of many complex systems, ranging from our own bodies to ecosystems to economic systems. Despite their diversity, complex sys­ tems have many structural and functional features in common that can be effectively modeled using powerful, user-friendly software. As a result, vir­ tually anyone can explore the nature of complex systems and their dynam­ ical behavior under a range of assumptions and conditions. This ability to model dynamic systems is already having a powerful influence on teaching and studying complexity. The books in this series will promote this revolution in "systems think­ ing" by integrating skills of numeracy and techniques of dynamic modeling into a variety of disciplines. The unifying theme across the series will be the power and simplicity of the model-building process, and all books are de­ signed to engage readers in developing their own models for exploration of the dynamics of systems that are of interest to them. Modeling Dynamic Systems does not endorse any particular modeling paradigm or software. Rather, the volumes in the series will emphasize sim­ plicity of learning, expressive power, and the speed of execution as priori­ ties that will facilitate deeper system understanding.

Climatology --- Atmospheric physics --- Ocean-atmosphere interaction --- Climatologie --- Interaction mer-atmosphère --- Mathematical models. --- Modèles mathématiques --- Mathematical models --- Interaction mer-atmosphère --- Modèles mathématiques --- Air pollution. --- Environmental monitoring. --- Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution. --- Monitoring/Environmental Analysis. --- Biomonitoring (Ecology) --- Ecological monitoring --- Environmental quality --- Monitoring, Environmental --- Applied ecology --- Environmental engineering --- Pollution --- Air --- Air contaminants --- Air pollutants --- Air pollution --- Air pollution control --- Air toxics --- Airborne pollutants --- Atmosphere --- Contaminants, Air --- Control of air pollution --- Pollutants, Air --- Toxics, Air --- Air quality --- Atmospheric deposition --- Measurement --- Monitoring --- Control