Atmospheric Oscillations
Sources of Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Variability and Predictability

Coordinator: Guan Bin

Language: English

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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, 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.As a first comprehensive accounting of atmospheric oscillations across subseasonal-to-seasonal time scales and different regions of the Earth and beyond, the book provides an excellent reference for students, researchers, and other practitioners in atmospheric sciences and related fields in Earth and planetary sciences.

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

Dr Guan is a Project Scientist at the University of California and Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, USA. He received his PhD in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, from University of Maryland, USA. His interests lie mainly in high-impact weather and climate science, the water cycle in the climate system and large-scale climate variability and trends. Dr Guan has won numerous awards including Top Downloaded Paper, Geophysical Research Letters, 2020; Climate Science Service Award, California Department of Water Resources, 2018; and the Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship, University of Maryland, College Park, 2007.
  • Comprehensive accounting of various atmospheric oscillations across different regions and subseasonal-to-seasonal time scales
  • Detailed examination of each atmospheric oscillation alone as well as key examples of their interactions
  • In-depth analysis and discussion of relevant dynamical processes and implications to weather and climate predictions