Abstract: We analyze the linearized version of an analytical model, which combines linear ocean dynamics with a simple version of the Bjerknes hypothesis for El Niño. The ocean is represented by linear shallow water equations on an ...

Abstract: We study the behavior of an iterative map as a model for El Niño and the Southern Oscillation (ENSO). This map is derived from a model that combines linear equatorial beta-plane ocean dynamics with a version of the Bjerknes ...

Abstract: any aspects of the coupling between the ocean and atmosphere at the mesoscale (on the order of 20?100 km) remain unknown. While recent observations from the Southern Ocean revealed that circular fronts associated with ...

Abstract: To study the dynamics that may lead to decadal oscillations in the North Pacific a simple coupled model is developed. The ocean is based on the linear, potential vorticity equation for baroclinic planetary waves. The ...

Abstract: Winds over the tropical Pacific are interpreted using mixed-layer theory. The theory?which posits that the surface winds can be derived in terms of a force balance among surface drag, pressure gradients, Coriolis forces, ...