Abstract: This paper examines the motion of an isolated lenslike eddy using the reduced-gravity shallow-water equations (SWE) on a ? plane. In contrast to previous studies the author uses a correct first-order ?-plane approximation ...

Abstract: In this work, recent (1948?2001) rainfall data in a southwestern California station (San Diego) and a northwestern Baja California station (Ensenada) within a region called Mediterranean California, around 33°N, 117°W, are ...

Abstract: The role of the Pacific decadal oscillation (PDO) in El Niño?Southern Oscillation (ENSO)-related Mexican climate anomalies during winter and summer is investigated. The precipitation and mean temperature data of approximately ...