Mediterranean climate variability.

Mediterranean climate variability.

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Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2006.
Description:xv, 421 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Developments in earth & environmental sciences ; 4
Subject:
Mediterranean climate.
Climatic changes -- Mediterranean Region.
Climatic changes.
Mediterranean climate.
Mediterranean Region.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6116775
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Other authors / contributors:Lionello, Piero.
Malanotte-Rizzoli, Paola, 1946-
Boscolo, R. (Roberta)
ISBN:0444521704
Table of Contents:
  • Abridged Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction. The Mediterranean Climate: An Overview of the Main Characteristics and Issues
  • 1. The Mediterranean Region: Climate and Characteristics
  • 2. Regional Processes and Links to the Global Climate
  • 3. Climate Trends and Change at Regional Scale
  • 4. Socio-environmental Aspects
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Chapter 1. Mediterranean Climate Variability over the Last Centuries: A Review
  • 1.1. Introduction
  • 1.2. Past Regional Mediterranean Climate Evidence and Extremes
  • 1.2.1. Evidence from Early Instrumental and Documentary Data
  • 1.2.2. Evidence from Natural Proxies
  • 1.3. Large-Scale Climate Reconstructions and Importance of Proxy Data for the Mediterranean
  • 1.4. Mediterranean Winter Temperature and Precipitation Variability over the Last 500 Years
  • 1.5. Connection between the Large-Scale Atmospheric Circulation and Mediterranean Winter Climate over the Last Centuries
  • 1.5.1. Major Atmospheric Circulation Patterns Associated with Mediterranean Winter Climate Anomalies
  • 1.5.2. Mediterranean Climate Variability since the Mid-Seventeenth Century in Terms of Large-Scale Circulation Dynamics
  • 1.5.3. Running Correlation Analysis between the Large-Scale Atmospheric Circulation and Mediterranean Winter Climate over the Last Centuries
  • 1.6. Teleconnection Studies with Other Parts of the Northern Hemisphere
  • 1.7. Mediterranean Winter Temperature and Precipitation Reconstructions in Comparison with the ECHO-G and HadCM3 Coupled Models
  • 1.7.1. Past Climate Variability and its Relations to Volcanism, Solar Activity and GHG Concentrations: Reconstructions and Models
  • 1.8. Conclusions
  • 1.9. Outlook
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Chapter 2. Relations between Climate Variability in the Mediterranean Region and the Tropics: ENSO, South Asian and African Monsoons, Hurricanes and Saharan Dust
  • 2.1. Introduction
  • 2.2. ENSO Impact on the Mediterranean Climate
  • 2.2.1. ENSO and Eastern Mediterranean (EM) Rainfall
  • 2.2.2. ENSO and the Western Mediterranean Relationship
  • 2.2.3. ENSO and Extreme Mediterranean Rainfall
  • 2.2.4. Transient and Stationary Waves Approach
  • 2.2.5. Possible Coupling Mechanism of ENSO and the Mediterranean
  • 2.3. South Asian Monsoon Variability and the Mediterranean Climate
  • 2.3.1. Mediterranean Climate and the South Asian Rainfall
  • 2.4. African Monsoon Impact on the Climate of the Mediterranean
  • 2.5. Tropical Cyclones' Impact on the Mediterranean Climate
  • 2.6. Tropical Intrusions into the Mediterranean Basin
  • 2.7. Mediterranean Dust Transport from Sahara
  • 2.8. Conclusions and Outlook
  • 2.8.1. Future Research on ENSO Impact on Mediterranean Climate
  • 2.8.2. Future Research on South Asian Monsoon Variability and the Mediterranean Climate
  • 2.8.3. Future Research on African Monsoon Impacts on the Climate of the Mediterranean
  • 2.8.4. Future Research on Tropical Intrusions into the Mediterranean Basin
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Chapter 3. Relations between Variability in the Mediterranean Region and Mid-Latitude Variability
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. Mid-Latitude Modes of Atmospheric Variability and their Impact
  • 3.2.1. The North Atlantic Oscillation Pattern
  • 3.2.2. The Eastern Atlantic and Eastern Atlantic/Western Russia Patterns
  • 3.2.3. The Scandinavian and Blocking Patterns
  • 3.2.4. Other Modes
  • 3.3. Temperature Variability
  • 3.4. Precipitation Variability
  • 3.5. Trends
  • 3.5.1. Temperature Trends
  • 3.5.2. Precipitation Trends
  • 3.5.3. Contributing Factors for Observed Temperature and Precipitation Trends
  • 3.6. Other Important Forcing Factors
  • 3.6.1. Tropical and Extratropical SST
  • 3.6.2. Solar Variability
  • 3.7. Future Outlook
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Chapter 4. Changes in the Oceanography of the Mediterranean Sea and their Link to Climate Variability
  • 4.1. Introduction
  • 4.2. The Forcing of the Mediterranean Sea
  • 4.2.1. Air-Sea Interaction
  • 4.2.2. River Outflow
  • 4.2.3. Exchanges through the Strait of Gibraltar
  • 4.2.4. The Exchange with the Black Sea
  • 4.3. The Mediterranean Overturning Circulation
  • 4.3.1. The Modification of the Atlantic Inflow
  • 4.3.2. Intermediate Water Formation
  • 4.3.3. Deep Water Formation in the Eastern Mediterranean
  • 4.3.4. Deep Water Formation in the Western Mediterranean
  • 4.4. Climatic Changes in the Mediterranean Sea Circulation
  • 4.4.1. Multidecadal Trends in Water Mass Characteristics
  • 4.4.2. Rapid Changes: The Eastern Mediterranean Transient
  • 4.4.3. What Caused the EMT?
  • 4.5. The Impact of Large-Scale Atmospheric Variability on the Mediterranean Sea
  • 4.6. Sea Level Changes in the Mediterranean Sea
  • 4.6.1. Extreme Sea Levels
  • 4.7. Changes in the Wind-wave Field
  • 4.8. Outlook and Future Challenges
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Chapter 5. The Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea as Connected Systems
  • 5.1. Introduction
  • 5.2. Mediterranean Outflow vs. Mediterranean Internal Variability
  • 5.2.1. Description of Numerical Model
  • 5.2.2. Zonal and Meridional Cells
  • 5.2.3. Mean State and Variability
  • 5.2.4. Timescales of Mediterranean Thermohaline Circulation
  • 5.2.5. Decadal Oscillations in the Mediterranean Sea
  • 5.3. The Strait of Gibraltar: A Gate to the Atlantic
  • 5.4. Spreading of Mediterranean Outflow Water in the North Atlantic
  • 5.4.1. Dynamics of Mediterranean Outflow Water
  • 5.4.2. Mediterranean Outflow Water and Stability and Variability of Meridional Overturning Circulation
  • 5.4.3. Modelling of Mediterranean Outflow Water
  • 5.5. Discussion and Future Challenges
  • References
  • Chapter 6. Cyclones in the Mediterranean Region: Climatology and Effects on the Environment
  • 6.1. Introduction
  • 6.1.1. "Historical" Notes
  • 6.2. Mediterranean Cyclones: Data, Methods and Dynamics
  • 6.2.1. Dynamics of Cyclones in the Mediterranean Region
  • 6.2.2. Available Sets of Data
  • 6.2.3. Methodology
  • 6.3. Climatology of Cyclones in the Mediterranean
  • 6.3.1. Characteristics, Sub-Areas of Cyclogenesis, Seasonality and Generation Mechanisms
  • 6.3.2. The Role of Large-Scale Climate Patterns on the Mediterranean Cyclones
  • 6.3.3. Trends
  • 6.4. Weather Patterns and Mediterranean Environment
  • 6.4.1. Precipitation
  • 6.4.2. Strong Winds
  • 6.4.3. Storm Surge
  • 6.4.4. Wind Waves
  • 6.4.5. Landslides
  • 6.5. Conclusions
  • 6.6. Outlook
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Chapter 7. Regional Atmospheric, Marine Processes and Climate Modelling
  • 7.1. Introduction
  • 7.2. Teleconnection Patterns from the Mediterranean Region
  • 7.3. Mediterranean Thermohaline Circulation and its Sensitivity to Atmospheric Forcing
  • 7.4. Sensitivity of the Mediterranean Thermohaline Circulation to Anthropogenic Global Warming
  • 7.5. Current Status of Mediterranean Regional Climate Modelling
  • 7.6. Atmosphere-Sea Coupled Modelling
  • 7.7. Perspectives and Outlooks
  • 7.7.1. High-Resolution Mediterranean Climate Modelling Systems
  • 7.7.2. Development and Validation of Integrated Regional Modelling Systems
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Chapter 8. The Mediterranean Climate Change under Global Warming
  • 8.1. Introduction
  • 8.2. Global-Coupled Climate Models
  • 8.3. Regional Climate Scenarios
  • 8.3.1. Statistical Downscaling
  • 8.3.2. RCM Simulations
  • 8.3.3. AGCM Simulations with Variable Resolution
  • 8.4. Impacts on Land Surface and Vegetation
  • 8.5. Future Research
  • References
  • Subject Index
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