This book brings together insights from over a hundred experts in meteorology and climatology to expand existing knowledge of climate variability across the various timescales that shape weather patterns in South America, Africa, Australasia, and Antarctica. It describes the atmospheric circulation in the tropics and southern extratropics and puts into perspective its northern counterpart. The discovery of the different types of El Niño Southern Oscillation, Indian Ocean Dipole, and trends in the Southern Annular Mode are a few examples of phenomena discussed. The chapters also examine the role of the oceans in the climate, highlight the impact of extreme events and observed changes, explore future projections in a warming world, and discuss the current state and challenges of climate modelling. This book will be a key resource for researchers and graduate students in meteorology, atmospheric science, and climatology, particularly in the Southern Hemisphere.
Foreword David Karoly; Preface Andréa S. Taschetto, Thando Ndarana and Tercio Ambrizzi; Acknowledgments; 1. General Circulation and Climate Dynamics of the Southern Hemisphere Troposphere Theodore G. Shepherd, Julia Mindlin, Rondrotiana Barimalala, Rishav Goyal, Masilin Gudoshava, Shipra Jain, Sugata Narsey and Henri Pinheiro; 2. The Stratosphere in the Southern Hemisphere Darryn W. Waugh, Amy H. Butler and Laura E. Revell; 3. Stratosphere-Troposphere Coupling in the Southern Hemisphere Martin Jucker, Paulo Ceppi, Daniela I. V. Domeisen, Chaim I. Garfinkel, Edwin P. Gerber, Eun-Pa Lim and Andrew Marshall; 4. Role of the Oceans in Southern Hemisphere Climate Agus Santoso, Wenju Cai, Guojian Wang, Alex Sen Gupta, Regina R. Rodrigues and Andréa S. Taschetto; 5. Meteorology and Climate of the Tropics in the Southern Hemisphere Claire L. Vincent, Matthew C. Wheeler, Hamish Ramsay, Siswanto, Sopia Lestari, Shuichi Mori Liesl Dyson and Maria Assuncao F. Silva Dias; 6. Meteorology of the Southern Hemisphere Extratropics James S. Risbey, Michael A. Barnes, Didier P. Monselesan, Marisol Osman, Teresa J. Parker, Michael J. Pook and Carly R. Tozer; 7. Meteorology and Climate of Antarctica Kyle R. Clem, Samuel Batzli, Deniz Bozkurt, David Bromwich, John Cassano, Mckenzie Dice, Andrew Elvidge, Ryan Fogt, Irina Gorodetskaya, Rishav Goyal, Marwan Katurji, Linda Keller, John King, Matthew Lazzara, David Mikolajczyk, Taylor Norton, Penny Rowe, Sheng-Hung Wang, Michiel Van den Broeke and Xun Zou; 8. Meteorology and Climate of South America and Surrounding Oceans Michelle Simões Reboita, Anita Drumond, Glauber Ferreira, Márcia T. Zilli, Natália Machado Crespo, Regina R. Rodrigues, Rosmeri Porfírio da Rocha and Tercio Ambrizzi; 9. Meteorology and Climate of the African Region South of the Equator Hector Chikoore, Chris J. C. Reason, Mary-Jane M. Bopape, Rondrotiana Barimalala, Neil C. G. Hart, Francois A. Engelbrecht, Vincent O. Otieno, Patience Mulovhedzi, Wilfried Pokam and Thando Ndarana; 10. Meteorology and Climate of Australasia and Pacific Islands Josephine R. Brown, Savin Chand, Kyle R. Clem, Andrew D. King, Daniel Kingston, Sugata Narsey, Acacia Pepler, James Renwick, Awnesh Singh and Andréa S. Taschetto; 11. Interannual and Intraseasonal Variability in the Southern Hemisphere Christine T. Y. Chung, Ghyslaine Boschat, Tim Cowan, Ariaan Purich, Chris Reason, Ian Simmonds and Carolina Vera; 12. Climate Change and Low-Frequency Climate Variabilityn Julie M. Arblaster, Cristiano M. Chiessi, Zoe E. Gillett, Daniel P. Lowry and Gerald A. Meehl; 13 Climate Modelling Challenges and Prospects in the Southern Hemisphere Babatunde J. Abiodun, Izidine Pinto, Dáithí A. Stone, Sabina Abba Omar, Mary-Jane Bopape, Silvina Solman, Arlindo Meque, Molulaqhooa L. Maoyi, Chris Lennard, Jason P. Evans, Asmerom F. Beraki, Akintunde Makinde, Willem Stefaan Conradie and Paige Donkin; Glossary; Acronyms; Index.
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