El Nino and the Delayed Action Oscillator

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We study the dynamics of the El Nino phenomenon using the mathematical model of delayed-action oscillator (DAO). Topics such as the influence of the annual cycle, global warming, stochastic influences due to weather conditions and even off-equatorial heat-sinks can all be discussed using only modest analytical and numerical resources. Thus the DAO allows for a pedagogical introduction to the science of El Nino and La Nina while at the same time avoiding the need for large-scale computing resources normally associated with much more sophisticated coupled atmosphere-ocean general circulation models. It is an approach which is ideally suited for student projects both at high school and undergraduate level.
13 RevTeX pages, 14 .eps figures included, submitted to the American Journal of Physics

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Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics, Geophysics

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http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/127884

Consulte el texto completo en el siguiente enlace:

https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0603083
 http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0603083
 American Journal of Physics 75, 15-24 (2007)
 doi:10.1119/1.2358155

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