作者: M. A. CANE , S. E. ZEBIAK
DOI: 10.1126/SCIENCE.228.4703.1085
关键词: Climatology 、 Common spatial pattern 、 Upwelling 、 Physical oceanography 、 Oceanography 、 Ocean dynamics 、 Madden–Julian oscillation 、 Sea surface temperature 、 Geology 、 Atmospheric circulation 、 Oscillation
摘要: A coupled atmosphere-ocean model is presented for El Nino and the Southern Oscillation that reproduces its major features, including recurrence at irregular intervals. The interannual Nino-Southern cycle maintained by deterministic interactions in tropical Pacific region. Ocean dynamics alter sea-surface temperature, changing atmospheric heating; resulting changes surface wind ocean dynamics. Annually varying mean conditions largely determine spatial pattern temporal evolution of events.