The Indian Ocean and its Role in the Global Climate System

The Indian Ocean and its Role in the Global Climate System provides an overview of our contemporary understanding of the Indian Ocean (geology, atmosphere, ocean, hydrology, biogeochemistry) and its role in the climate system. It describes the monsoon systems, Indian Ocean circulation and connections with other ocean basins. Climatic phenomena in the Indian Ocean are detailed across a range of timescales (seasonal, interannual to multi-decadal). Biogeochemical and ecosystem variability is also described. The book will provide a summary of different tools (e.g., observations, modeling, paleoclimate records) that are used for understanding Indian Ocean variability and trends. Recent trends and future projections of the Indian Ocean, including warming, extreme events, ocean acidification and deoxygenation will be detailed. The Indian Ocean is unique and different from other tropical ocean basins due to its geography. It is traditionally under-observed and understudied, yet plays a fundamental role for regional and global climate. The vagaries of the Asian monsoon affect over a billion people and a third of the global population live in the vicinity of the Indian Ocean. It is also particularly vulnerable to climate change, with robust warming and trends in heat and freshwater observed in recent decades. Advances have recently been made in our understanding of the Indian Ocean's circulation, interactions with adjacent ocean basins, and its role in regional and global climate. Nonetheless, significant gaps remain in understanding, observing, modeling, and predicting Indian Ocean variability and change across a range of timescales. As such, this book is the perfect compendium to any researcher, student, teacher/lecturer in the fields of oceanography, atmospheric science, paleoclimate, environmental science, meteorology and geology, as well as policy managers and water resource managers. Interdisciplinary content with a comprehensive overview for students and practitioners from a wide range of disciplines, as well as stakeholders Presents a broad overview and background on current state-of-knowledge of Indian Ocean variability, change, and regional impacts Includes animations and slideshows in the online version INDICE: 1. Introduction to the Indian Ocean 2. A brief historical overview of the maritime Indian Ocean world 3. Past, present, and future of the South Asian monsoon 4. Intraseasonal variability in the Indian Ocean region 5. Climate phenomena of the Indian Ocean 6. Extreme events and impacts in the Indian Ocean 7. Impacts of the Indian Ocean on regional and global climate 8. Indian Ocean circulation 9. Oceanic basin connections 10. Decadal Indian Ocean variability 11. Indian Ocean primary productivity and fisheries variability 12. Oxygen, carbon, and pH variability in the Indian Ocean 13. Nutrient, phytoplankton and zooplankton variability in the Indian Ocean 14. Air-sea exchange and its impact on biogeochemistry in the Indian Ocean 15. Microbial ecology of the Indian Ocean 16. Physical and biogeochemical characteristics of the Indian Ocean marginal seas 17. The Indian Ocean Observing System (IndOOS) 18. Modeling the Indian Ocean 19. Paleoclimate evidence of Indian Ocean variability across a range of timescales 20. Future projections for the tropical Indian Ocean

• ISBN: 978-0-12-822698-8
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 410
• Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2022
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés