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The Oryx resource guide to El Niño and La Niña

Author: Joseph S D'Aleo; Pamela G Grube
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Oryx Press, 2002.
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Explains to general readers the fundamentals of the now infamous Tropical Pacific siblings that two decades ago were an obscure phenomenon affecting weather in a few islands far away.
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Joseph S D'Aleo; Pamela G Grube
ISBN: 1573563781 9781573563789
OCLC Number: 47995726
Description: x, 230 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: 1. El Niño and La Niña : children of the tropics -- 2. What causes El Niño and La Niña -- 3. The global effects of el Niño and La Niña -- 4. El Niño and La Niña effects on climate in the United States : winter and spring -- 5. ENSO and summer weather patterns -- 6. Other effects of ENSO -- 7. How scientists study El Niño -- 8. Forecasting ENSO -- 9. The super El Niños -- 10. How governments use ENSO-based seasonal forecasts -- 11. ENSO, tip of the iceberg in climate prediction -- 12. Biographical sketches -- 13. Directory of organizations.
Responsibility: by Joseph S. D'Aleo with Pamela G. Grube.
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Explains to general readers the fundamentals of the now infamous Tropical Pacific siblings that two decades ago were an obscure phenomenon affecting weather in a few islands far away.

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