Abstract: Dynamical impacts of a strong westerly wind burst (WWB) are studied using an ocean?atmosphere coupled simulation in which an intense westerly wind burst is introduced. The ocean response includes local and remote components ...

Abstract: Several studies using sea level observations and coupled models have shown that heat buildup in the western equatorial Pacific is a necessary condition for a major El Niño to develop. However, none of these studies has ...

Abstract: Most of the bulk algorithms used to calculate turbulent air?sea fluxes of momentum and heat are iterative algorithms whose convergence is slow and not always achieved. To avoid these drawbacks that are critical when large ...

Abstract: erranean region is frequently affected by heavy precipitation events associated with flash floods, landslides, and mudslides that cause hundreds of millions of euros in damages per year and, often, casualties. A major field ...