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Large-Scale Transport Processes in Oceans and Atmosphere (Paperback, 1986 ed.)
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Large-Scale Transport Processes in Oceans and Atmosphere (Paperback, 1986 ed.)
Series: NATO Science Series C, 190
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One of the major experiments in earth science at the present time
is about to begin: the World Climate Research Program (WCRP). The
objectives of WCRP are to determine the extent to which climate
change can be predicted, and the extent to which human activities
(such as increasing the level of CO ) can influence our climate. 2
To understand and possibly to predict climate change, one needs a
good understanding of the dynamics of the ocean, the atmosphere,
and the processes by which they are coupled. Two major programs are
being developed within WCRP: TOGA (Tropical Oceans, Global
Atmosphere) and WOCE (World Ocean CirculatIon Experiment). The
success of these programs will depend on many things, not least of
which is the existence of a pool of active young researchers. This
NATO Advanced Study Institute brought together students and young
scientists from 13 countries, most of them from Europe and North
America. The objective was to provide them with a background in the
perceived state of knowledge of atmosphere and ocean dynamics, and
to mediate a flavour of the problems presently concerning
scientists active in climate related dynamics. In the past, the two
disciplines of oceanography and meteorology have largely been
carried out separately. But for climate research both disciplines
must interact strongly, and another ob jecti ve of this school was
to bring together both oceanographers and meteorologists. To
promote an integrated approach, the lecture presentations were
divided into two formats.
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