Climate and circulation of the tropics / by Stefan Hastenrath.

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Main Author: Hastenrath, Stefan, 1934-
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Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1985.
Series:Atmospheric sciences library ; 8.
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505 0 |a 1. Introduction -- References -- 2. Diurnal Forcings and Local Circulations -- 2.1. Insolation and Heat Budget Forcing -- 2.2. Atmospheric Tides -- 2.3. Circulations on the Local and Meso-Scale -- 2.4. Diurnal Marches of Sea-Air Exchange, Cloudiness, and Precipitation -- 2.5. Synthesis -- References -- 3. Planetary Scale Atmospheric Circulation -- 3.1. Mean Meridional Distribution of Temperature and Humidity -- 3.2. Zonal Wind Regime -- 3.3. Mean Meridional Circulation -- 3.4. Maintenance of the Global Circulation: Angular Momentum -- 3.5. Maintenance of the Global Circulation: Kinetic Energy -- 3.6. Synthesis -- References -- 4. Ocean Circulation -- 4.1. Wind Stress and Motion Field in the Upper Ocean -- 4.2. The Subtropical Gyres -- 4.3. Equatorial Current Systems -- 4.4. The Monsoon Ocean -- 4.5. Deep Circulation -- 4.6. Synthesis -- References -- 5. Heat and Water Budgets -- 5.1. Basic Theory -- 5.2. Net Radiation at the Top of the Atmosphere -- 5.3. Oceanic Heat Budget -- 5.4. Atmospheric Heat Budget -- 5.5. Water Budget -- 5.6. Relative Roles of Oceanic Versus Atmospheric Heat Transports -- 5.7. Synthesis -- References -- 6. Regional Circulation Sytems -- 6.1. Overview of the Global Tropics -- 6.2. Jet Streams -- 6.3. Subtropical Highs -- 6.4. Trades -- 6.5. Trade Inversion -- 6.6. Mid-Tropospheric Inversions -- 6.7. Equatorial Trough Zone -- 6.8. Monsoons -- 6.9. Zonal Circulations -- 6.10. Upper-Tropospheric Anticyclones -- 6.11. Wind Regimes of the Equatorial Stratosphere -- 6.12. Synthesis -- References -- 7. Climatology of Weather Systems -- 7.1. Clouds and Convection -- 7.2. Tropical Storms -- 7.3. Waves in the Easterlies -- 7.4. Squall Lines -- 7.5. Dust Storms of the Sudan -- 7.6. Monsoon Depressions -- 7.7. Subtropical Cyclones -- 7.8. Temporales of Pacific Central America -- 7.9. Cold Surges -- 7.10. Interannual Variability -- 7.11. Synthesis -- References -- 8. Interannual Variability of the Atmosphere-Ocean System -- 8.1. Surface Patterns of the Southern Oscillation -- 8.2. El Niño -- 8.3. Rainfall Anomalies in Indonesia -- 8.4. Upper-Air Patterns of ENSO -- 8.5. Vagaries of the Indian Monsoon -- 8.6. The Sêcas of Northeast Brazil -- 8.7. Rainfall Variations in the Central American -- Caribbean Region -- 8.8. Drought and Flood Regimes in Subsaharan Africa -- 8.9. Climate Anomalies at the Angola Coast -- 8.10. Hydrometeorological Anomalies in the Zaïre (Congo) Basin -- 8.11. Time Scales of Climate Variability -- 8.12. Synthesis -- References -- 9. Climate Prediction -- 9.1. Indian Monsoon -- 9.2. Indonesia Rainfall -- 9.3. El Niño -- 9.4. The Droughts of Northeast Brazil -- 9.5. Subsaharan Drought -- 9.6. Southern Africa -- 9.7. Kenya Rainfall -- 9.8. North Atlantic Hurricanes -- 9.9. Hong Kong Climate -- 9.10. Synthesis and Outlook -- References -- 10. The Human Impact -- 10.1. Deforestation -- 10.2. Land Use and Surface Albedo -- 10.3. Effects of Dust on Climate -- 10.4. Intentional Climate Modification -- 10.5. Ocean Climate and Fisheries -- 10.6. India -- 10.7. Northeast Brazil -- 10.8. Subsaharan Africa -- 10.9. The Use of Climate Prediction -- 10.10. Synthesis -- References -- 11. Tropical Glaciers and Climate -- 11.1. Spatial Patterns -- 11.2. History of Glacier Variations -- 11.3. Climatic Forcing and Terminus Response -- 11.4. Ice Cores -- 11.5. Synthesis -- References -- 12. Past Climates of the Tropics -- 12.1. Causes of Climate Variations -- 12.2. Vegetation -- 12.3. Lakes -- 12.4. Glaciers -- 12.5. Deep-Sea Cores -- 12.6. Pacific and Australasia -- 12.7. The Indian Ocean and Surrounding Continents -- 12.8. Africa and the Adjacent Tropical Atlantic -- 12.9. Americas -- 12.10. Numerical Modelling -- 12.11. Synthesis -- References -- Author Index. 
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