DocumentCode
407506
Title
ENSO and winter storms in California
Author
Cayan, Daniel R. ; Bromirski, Peter
Author_Institution
Scripps Instn. of Oceanogr., La Jolla, CA, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2003
fDate
22-26 Sept. 2003
Firstpage
969
Abstract
The frequency and intensity of North Pacific winter storms that penetrate the California coast drives the winds, sea level, precipitation and streamflow that are crucial influences on coastal processes. There is considerable variability of these storm characteristics, in large part owing to the El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO} phenomenon. There is a great contrast of the storm characteristics during the El Nino phase vs. the La Nina phase, with the largest scale, southerly extensive winter storms generated during El Nino.
Keywords
El Nino Southern Oscillation; atmospheric precipitation; oceanographic regions; storms; wind; California coast; ENSO; El Nino/Southern Oscillation; La Nina phase; North Pacific winter storms; coastal process; precipitation; sea level; storm characteristics; streamflow; wind; Geology; Sea level; Sea measurements; Storms;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OCEANS 2003. Proceedings
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
0-933957-30-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS.2003.178460
Filename
1283420
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