Title :
Interdisciplinary environmental information synthesis: examples of jumps, cycles, and trends in the North Pacific climate, 1930-1990
Author :
Ebbesmeyer, Curtis C. ; Coomes, Carol A. ; Tangborn, Wendell V.
Author_Institution :
Evans-Hamilton Inc., Seattle, WA, USA
Abstract :
Interdisciplinary synthesis of environmental data is necessary for comprehensive solutions to societal concerns. Three examples illustrate results of examining data drawn from a diverse array of environmental disciplines: (1) a jump in global climate; (2) covariation of many environmental parameters at periods of 10-20 years; and (3) the influence of summer-to-winter diversion of the Columbia River on coastal salinities. These results, obtained by small groups of researchers with modest budgets, argue for interdisciplinary data exchange
Keywords :
climatology; meteorology; oceanographic regions; AD 1930 to 1990; Canada; Columbia River; North Pacific; atmosphere meteorology; climate; coastal salinity; covariation; cycle; jump; ocean; sea coast; summer-to-winter diversion; trend; Costs; Ice; Large-scale systems; Microcomputers; North America; Ocean temperature; Rivers; Road transportation; Sea measurements; Sea surface;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '93. Engineering in Harmony with Ocean. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Victoria, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1385-2
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1993.326092
