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La Niña and its impacts : facts and speculation

Author: Michael H Glantz
Publisher: Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, ©2002.
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"The overriding purpose of the Summit was to draw attention to the importance of improving our understanding of the La Nina phenomenon, identifying what is known, what is not yet known, and what societies need to know in order to prepare for La Nina's impacts. This volume provides the current state of the science of forecasting La Nina as well as case studies of La Nina impacts around the world and in different  Read more...
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Niña and its impacts.
Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, c2002
(OCoLC)606893030
Online version:
Niña and its impacts.
Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, c2002
(OCoLC)631547443
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Michael H Glantz
ISBN: 9280810715 9789280810714
OCLC Number: 49260689
Description: xviii, 271 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Contents: La Nina: an overview of the process / Michael H. Glantz --
El Nino, La Nina, and the climate swings of 1997-98: a review / Michael J. McPhaden --
Definition(s) of La Nina / James O'Brien --
What constitutes "normal/"/ Joseph Tribbia --
La Nina teleconnections ./ George Kiladis --
Climate change and the ENSO cycle: are they linded?/ Kevin E. Trenberth --
The symmetry issue / Martin Hoerling --
Attribution of societal and environmental impacts to specific La Nina and El Nino events / Gerald Meehl --
Forecasting the onset of a La Nina episode in 1998 / Nicholas E. graham --
The identification of differences in forecasting El Nino and La NIna / Stephen Zebiak --
Monitoring La Nina / Antonio J. Basalacchi --
Country case studies. Introduction / Michael H. Glantz --
Energy, economics, and ENSO in the United States / Allan D. Brunner --
La Nina from a Canadian agriculture perspective / Ray Garnett --
The impact of ENSO on Canadian climate / Amir Shabbar --
The effects of ENSO on California precipitation and water supply / Maurice Roos --
La NIna impacts on the Pacific Northwest / Nathan Mantua --
ENSO forecasts and fisheries / Warren Wooster --
La Nina, El Nino, and US Atlantic hurricane damages / Roger A. Pielke, Jr. and Christopher w. Landsea --
Some effect of La Nina on summer rainfall, water resources and crops in Argentina / Guillermo J. Berri et al. --
La Nina effects in Ecuador / M. Pilar Cornejo-Grunauer --
La Nina's impacts in Cuba: the opposite side of the coin?/ Lino Naranjo-diaz--
The consequences of cold events for Peru / Norma Ordinola --
Kenya and ENSO: an observation and La Nina prediction / Peter E.O. Usher --
The impacts of cold events on Ethiopia / Tsegy Wolde-Georgis --
La Nina and its impacts in South Africa during 1998-2000 / Mark Majodina --
1998-99 La Nina in Indonesia: forecasts and institutional responses / Kamal Kishore and A.r. Subbiah --
La Nina and its impact on China's climate / Wang Shao-wu and Wei gao --
Impact of the 1998 La Nina on Indian monsoon rainfall / R.H. Kripalani and Ashwini Kulkarni --
The assessment of La Nina impacts and responses in Bangladesh / Ekram Hossain et al. --
The influence of La Nina on the rainfall of the Western Pacific / Charles "Chip" Guard --
Tropical tunas and the ENSO cycle / Gary Sharp --
The role of the media in ENSO reporting / Michael H. Glantz --
Forecasting ENSO on Australia: the importance of good communication / Tahl Kestin --
Awareness of ENSO events in Japan / Mikiyasu Nakayam --
Science and the media / John L. Kermond --
La Nina and an evaluation of current ENSO forecast skill / Anthony G. Barnston --
Cold events: anti-El Nino?/ D.E. Harrison and N.K. Larkin --
Further thoughts on ENSO / Arun Kumar --
Bridging the supply and demand gap in climate forecast production and use / Kenneth Broad --
On the perception of probabilistic forecasts / Cecile Penland --
Appendix: frequently asked questions (FAQ) about La Nina and El Nino from NOAA's website.
Responsibility: edited by Michael H. Glantz.

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This text is based on a meeting of researchers, forecasters, and users of La Nina forecasts, at the US National Centre for Atmospheric Research. It presents summit papers and looks at the state of  Read more...

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