Geoscience Reference
In-Depth Information
Bridgman, H. A. and Oliver, J. E. (2006) The Global Climate System: pattern, processes and teleconnections, Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press. Pays particular attention to the nature of teleconnections around the globe as well as the
nature of global climate. Also includes a useful summary of the climate system and even aspects of urban climate.
WEB RESOURCES
http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk T
he Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia has an extensive database of
atmospheric information such as the North Atlantic Oscillation Index, the Southern Oscillation Index of the South Pacific,
Lamb Weather type classifications for the last 140 years and a variety of others. A series of information sheets are
also available providing more information about the indices and about climate modelling.
http://www.ecmwf.int T
he website for the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasting. It provides a web-
based atlas of many aspects of the atmospheric circulation for different seasons and pressure levels. If interested in
future weather, maps are available for the predicted surface and 500 hPa pressure levels for ten days into the future
for all parts of the globe.
http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/ENSO Th
e website of the Climate Data Center provides a scientific background of ENSO together
with animations of the current situation using sea surface temperature anomalies. Historical patterns of ENSO are
available and global climatic links, or teleconnections, with ENSO are outlined.
