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Books

Ahrens, C., 2003: Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate, and the Environment. Thomson Learning, 290 Harbor Dr., Stamford CT 06902; communications@ thomsonlearning.com

Atkins, J. S. Mazzi, and C. Easter (Eds.), 2000: A Commonwealth Vulnerability Index for Developing Countries. Commonwealth Secretariat, Marlborough House, Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5HX, UK; www.thecommonwealth.org

Buckles, D. (Ed.), 2000: Cultivating Peace: Conflict and Collaboration in Natural Resource Management. IDRC, PO Box 8500, Ottawa, ON K1G 3H9 Canada; web: www.idrc.ca

Chambers, R., 2002: Participatory Workshops: A Sourcebook of 21 Sets of Ideas and Activities. Earthscan Publications Ltd., 120 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JN UK; www.earthscan.co.uk

Chambers, R., 1997: Whose Reality Counts?: Putting the First Last. ITDG Publishing, 103-105 Southampton Row, London WC1B 4HL; www.itdgpublishing.org.uk

D'Aleo, J.S. and P. Grube, 2002: The Oryx Resource Guide to El Niño and La Niña. Oryx Press, Greenwood Publishing, 88 Post Road West, Westport CT 06881 www.oryxpress.com

Devereux, S. and S. Maxwell (Eds.), 2001: Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa. ITDG Publishing, 103-105 Southampton Row, London WC1B 4HL, UK; www.itdgpublishing.org.uk

Dyer, F., M. Thoms, and J. Olley (Eds.), 2002: The Structure, Function and Management Implications of Fluvial Sedimentary Systems. IAHS Press, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BB, UK; www.cig.ensmp.fr/~iahs

Eade, D., 1997: Capacity-Building: An Approach to People-Centered Development. Oxfam Publishing, Oxfam House, 274 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7DZ, UK; web: www.oxfam.org.uk

Eden, P., 2003: The Daily Telegraph Book of the Weather: Past and Future Climate Changes Explained. The Continuum, International Publishing Group, The Tower Building, 11 York Road, London SE1 7NX; web: www.continuum-books.com

Erdmenger, C. (Ed.), 2003: Buying into the Environment: Experiences, Opportunities and Potential for Eco-Procurement. International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives, World Secretariat, City Hall, West Tower 16th Floor, 100 Queen Street, West Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2N2, Canada; www.iclei.org

Fukuda-Parr, S., C. Lopes, and K. Malik (Eds.), 2002: Capacity For Development: New Solutions to Old Problems. Earthscan Publications Ltd., 120 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JN UK; www.earthscan.co.uk

Isbister, J., 2001: Promises Not Kept: The Betrayal of Social Change in the Third World. Kumarian Press, Inc., 1294 Blue Hills Ave., Bloomfield, CT 06002 USA; web: www.kpbooks.com

Jackson, T., K. Berg, and S. Parkinson (Eds.), 2001: Flexibility in Global Climate Policy: Beyond Joint Implementation. Earthscan Publications Ltd., 120 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JN; www.earthscan.co.uk

Kaiser, M., 2002: How the Weather Affects Your Health. Hill of Content Publishing, 86 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia; home.vicnet.net.au/~ozlit/hillcont.html

Kersten, G., Z. Mikolajuk, and A. Gar-On Yeh (Eds.), 2000: Decision Support Systems for Sustainable Development: A Resource Book of Methods and Applications. IDRC, PO Box 8500, Ottawa, ON K1G 3H9 Canada; www.idrc.ca

McMahon, G. and F. Remy (Eds.), 2002: Large Mines and the Community: Socioeconomic and Environmental Effects in Latin America, Canada, and Spain. IDRC, PO Box 8500, Ottawa, ON K1G 3H9 Canada; www.idrc.ca

Middleton, N., R. Visser, and P O'Keefe (Eds.), 2001: Negotiating Poverty: New Directions, Renewed Debate. Pluto Press, 345 Archway Road, London N6 5AA, UK; www.plutobooks.com

O'Brien, K. and C. Vogel, 2002: Coping with Climate Variability. Ashgate Publishing Ltd. Gower House, Croft Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 3HR; UK; www.ashgate.com

Page, E. and M. Redclift, 2002: Human Security and the Environment: International Comparisons. Edward Elgar Publishing, Ltd., Glensanda House, Montpellier Parade, Cheltenham, Glos GL50 1UA; www.e-elgar.co.uk

Potter, T.D. and B. Colman, 2003: Handbook of Weather, Climate, and Water: Atmospheric Chemistry, Hydrology, and Societal Impacts. John Wiley and Sons, 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030 www.wiley.com

Roche, C., 2000: Impact Assessment for Development Agencies. Oxfam Publishing, Oxfam House, 274 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7DZ, UK; www.oxfam.org.uk

Stallings, R.A. (Ed.), 2002: Methods of Disaster Research. Xlibris, 436 Walnut Street, 11th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3703 USA; www2.xlibris.com

Stokke, O.S. and O.B Thommessen (Eds.), 2002: Yearbook of International Cooperation on Environment and Development 2002/2003. Earthscan Publications Ltd., 120 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JN UK; www.earthscan.co.uk

Thornton, S. and S. Oswald (Eds.), 2002: Groundwater Quality: Natural and Enhanced Restoration of Groundwater Pollution. IAHS Press, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BB, UK; www.cig.ensmp.fr/~iahs

Trujillo, M., A. Ordones, and C. Hernandez (Eds.), 2000: Risk Mapping and Local Capacities: Lessons from Mexico and Central America. Oxfam Publishing, Oxfam House, 274 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7DZ, UK; www.oxfam.org.uk

Worldwatch Institute, 2002: Vital Signs 2002-2003: The Trends that Are Shaping Our Future. Earthscan Publications Ltd., 120 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JN, UK; www.earthscan.co.uk

Young, Z, 2002: A New Green Order?: The World Bank and the Politics of the Global Environment Facility. Pluto Press, 345 Archway Road, London N6 5AA, UK; web: www.plutobooks.com

World Rainforest Movement, 2003. Mangroves: Local Livelihoods vs. Corporate Profits. World Rainforest Movement, Maldonado 1858, 11200 Montevideo, Uruguay; web: www.wrm.org.uy

Reports

Adeel, Z. and M. Glantz, 2003: Climate Affairs in the South and Southeast Asian Region: Findings from the First Training Workshop in 2002, South and Southeast Asian Region, DJan Stewart, NCAR/ESIG, PO Box 3000, Boulder, CO. 80307-3000 USA; email: jan@ucar.edu (copies available upon request).

Madland, D. (Ed.), 2003: The Green Watchdog 2003. Green Capitol, 1904 Franklin St., Suite 909, Oakland, CA 94612 USA; web: www.greencap.org

Markandya, A. and K. Halsnaes (Eds.) 2002: Climate Change and Sustainable Development: Prospects for Developing Countries. Earthscan Publications Ltd., 120 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JN UK; www.earthscan.co.uk

Marshall, K. and O. Butzbach (Eds.), 2002: New Social Policy Agendas for Europe and Asia: Challenges, Experiences, and Lessons. The World Bank, 1818 H St. NW, Washington, DC 20433; www.worldbank.org/publications

Porter, G., 2002: Vol. 1, Fisheries Subsidies and Overfishing: Towards a Structured Discussion. UNEP. EarthPrint Ltd., P.O. Box 119, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 4TP, www.earthprint.com/show.htm or download from www.unep.ch/etu/etp

Schauer, T., 2003: The Sustainable Information Society: Vision and Risks. Thomas Schauer, FAW Ulm, Helmholtzstr.16, 89081 Ulm, Germany; www.global-society-dialogue.org; PDF file available via: info@faw.uni-ulm.ed

UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme), 2002: Vol. 2, Fisheries Subsidies and Marine Resource Management: Lessons Learned from Studies in Argentina and Senegal. EarthPrint Ltd., PO Box 119, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 4TP, UK; www.earthprint.com/show.htm or download from www.unep.ch/etu/etp

UNEP/GRID-Arendal, 2002: Vital Climate Graphics Africa: The Impacts of Climate Change (Folder, CD Rom and Graphics). EarthPrint Ltd., PO Box 119, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 4TP, UK; www.earthprint.com/show.htm

UNEP/RISO, 2002: Proceedings from the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Workshop, Paris. EarthPrint Ltd., PO Box 119, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 4TP, UK; www.earthprint.com/show.htm

World Bank, 2003: Global Economic Prospects 2003: Investing to Unlock Global Opportunities. The World Bank, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20433 USA; web: www.worldbank.org/publications

WMO (World Meteorological Organization), 2002: IPCC Workshop on Changes in Extreme Weather and Climate Events, Beijing, China, 11-13 June 2002, workshop report. WMO, Information and Public Affairs Office, 7 bis, avenue de la Paix, PO Box 2300, CH-1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland; www.wmo.ch

Yusuf, S., 2003: Innovative East Asia: The Future of Growth. The World Bank, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20433 www.worldbank.org/publications

Yusuf, S. and S.J. Evenett, 2003: Can East Asia Compete? Innovation for Global Markets. The World Bank, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20433 USA; web: www.worldbank.org/publications


Articles

Benestad, R., R. Sutton, and D. Anderson, 2002: The effect of El Niño on intraseasonal Kelvin waves. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 12, 582, 1277-1291.

Bhaskaran, B. and A. Mullan, 2003: El Niño-related variations in the southern Pacific atmospheric circulation: Model versus observations. Climate Dynamics, 20, 229-239, DOI: 10.1007/s00382-002-0276-2.

Castro, C., T. Baumgartner, S. Bograd, R. Castro et al., 2002: Introduction to 'The 1997-8 El Niño Atlas of oceanographic conditions along the west coast of North America (23N-50N)'. Progress in Oceanography, 54, 1, 503-511.

Chavez, F.P., C. Collins, A. Huyer, and D. Mackas, 2002: El Niño along the west coast of North America. Progress in Oceanography, 54, 1, 1-6.

Chavez, F.P., J. Pennington, C. Castro, J. Ryan, R. Michisaki, B. Schlining, P. Walz, K. Buck, A. McFadyen, and C. Collins, 2002: Biological and chemical consequences of the 1997-1998 El Niño in central California waters. Progress in Oceanography, 54, 1, 205-232.

Chen, D., 2003: A comparison of wind products in the context of ENSO prediction. Geophysical Research Letters, 30, 3, 1107, doi:10.1029/2002GL016121.

Chiew, F, S. Zhou, and T. McMahon, 2003: Use of seasonal streamflow forecasts in water resources management. Journal of Hydrology, 270, 1, 135-144.

Chu, P.-S., 2002: Large-scale circulation features associated with decadal variations of tropical cyclone activity over the central North Pacific. Journal of Climate, 15, 2678-2689.

Clark, J.D. and P.-S. Chu, 2002: Interannual variation of tropical cyclone activity over the central North Pacific. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, 80, 403-418.

Clarke, A. and S. Van Gorder, 2003: Improving El Niño prediction using a space-time integration of Indo-Pacific winds and equatorial Pacific upper ocean heat content. Geophysical Research Letters, 30, 7, 1399, doi:10.1029/2002GL016673.

Corwith, H.L. and P.A. Wheeler, 2002: El Niño related variations in nutrient and chlorophyll distributions off Oregon. Progress in Oceanography, 54, 1, 361-380.

Deser, C., 2002: Understanding the persistence of sea surface temperature anomalies in midlatitudes. Journal of Climate, 16, 1, 57-72.

Done, S.J., N.J. Holbrook, and P.J. Beggs, 2002: The quasi-biennial oscillation and Ross River virus incidence in Queensland, Australia. International Journal of Biometerology, 46, 202-207.

Epstein, P., 2002: Climate change and infectious disease: Stormy weather ahead? Epidemiology, 13, 4, 373-375.

Fryer, F., 2002: Climate change - myth or meltdown? Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, 122, 2, 134.

Gossling, S., 2002: Global environmental consequences of tourism. Global Environmental Change, 12, 4, 283-302.

Grondona, M. and J. O'Brien, 2002: Use of ENSO-related climate information in agricultural decision making in Argentina: a pilot experience. Agricultural Systems, 74, 3, 371-392.

Hale, S., A. Miglarese, M. Bradley et al., 2003: Managing troubled data: Coastal data partnerships smooth data integration. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 81, 1-3, 133-148.

Hannachi, A., D. Stephenson, and K. Sperber, 2003: Probability-based methods for quantifying nonlinearity in the ENSO. Climate Dynamics, 20, 229-239, DOI: 10.1007/s00382-002-0263-7.

Hasegawa, T. and K. Hanawa, 2003: Decadal-scale variability of upper ocean heat content in the tropical Pacific. Geophysical Research Letters, 30, 6, 1272, doi:10.1029/2002GL016843.

Hendy, E., M. Gagan, and J. Lough, 2003: Chronological control of coral records using luminescent lines and evidence for non-stationary ENSO teleconnections in northeast Australia. The Holocene, 13, 2, 187-199.

Hopcroft, R., C. Clarke, and F.P. Chavez, 2002: Copepod communities in Monterey Bay during the 1997-1999 El Niño and La Niña. Progress in Oceanography, 54, 1, 251-264.

Howarth, R.B., 2003: catastrophic outcomes in the economics of climate change. Climatic Change, 56, 3, 257-263.

Hunt Jr., G., P. Stabeno, G. Walters, E. Sinclair, R. Brodeur, J. Napp, and N. Bond, 2002: Climate change and control of the southeastern Bering Sea pelagic ecosystem. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 49, 26, 5821-5853.

Huyer, A., R. Smith, and J. Fleischbein, 2002: The coastal ocean off Oregon and northern California during the 1997-8 El Niño. Progress in Oceanography, 54, 1, 311-341.

Hyden, L., 2002: The influence on summer rainfall in the Lesotho Lowlands from Indian Ocean SSTs. Nordic Hydrology, 33, 4, 305-318.

Ibenholt, K., 2002: Explaining learning curves for wind power. Energy Sources, 30, 13, 1181-1189.

Jin, F.-F, S.-L. An, A. Timmermann, and J. Zhao, 2003: Strong El Niño events and nonlinear dynamical heating. Geophysical Research Letters, 30, 3, 1120, doi:10.1029/2002GL016356.

Kaygusuz, K., 2002: Renewable energy sources: The key to a better future. Energy Sources, 24, 8, 787-799.

Kemfert, C., 2002: Global economic implications of alternative climate policy strategies. Environmental Science and Policy, 5, 5, 367-384.

Kitzberger, T., 2002: ENSO as a forewarning tool of regional fire occurrence in northern Patagonia, Argentina. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 11, 1, 33-39.

Klein, R. and R.A. Pielke, Jr., 2002: Bad weather? Then sue the weatherman! Part I: Legal liability for public sector forecasts. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 83, 12, 1791-1799.

Klein, R. and R.A. Pielke, Jr., 2002: Bad weather? Then sue the weatherman! Part II: Legal liability for public sector forecasts. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 83, 12, 1801-1807.

Kosro, P.M., 2002: A poleward jet and an equatorward undercurrent observed off Oregon and northern California, during the 1997-98 El Niño. Progress in Oceanography, 54, 1, 343-360.

Kudela, R.M. and F.P. Chavez, 2002: Multi-platform remote sensing of new production in central California during the 1997-1998 El Niño. Progress in Oceanography, 54, 1, 233-249.

Kukla, G., A. Clement, M. Cane, J. Gavin, and S. Zebiak, 2002: Last interglacial and early glacial ENSO. Quaternary Research, 58, 1, 27-31.

Lavaniegos, B., L. Jimenez-Perez, and G. Gaxiola-Castro, 2002: Plankton response to El Niño 1997-1998 and La Niña 1999 in the south region of the California Current. Progress in Oceanography, 54, 1, 33-58.

Malone, T., 2003: The Coastal Component of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 81, 1-3, 51-62.

McPhaden, M., 2002: Mixed layer temperature balance on intraseasonal timescales in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Journal of Climate, 15, 18, 2632-2647.

Meehl, G.A., W. Washington, T.M.L. Wigley, J. Arblaster, and A. Dai, 2002: Solar and greenhouse gas forcing and climate response in the twentieth century. Journal of Climate, 16, 3, 426-444.

Monirul Qader Mirza, M., 2003: Three recent extreme floods in Bangladesh: A hydro-meteorological analysis. Natural Hazards, 28, 1, 35-64.

Montecinos, A. and P. Aceituno, 2002: Seasonality of the ENSO-related rainfall variability in Central Chile and associated circulation anomalies. Journal of Climate, 16, 2, 281-296.

Nychka, D. and C. Tebaldi, 2002: Comments on "Calculation of average, uncertainty range, and reliability of regional climate changes from AOGCM simulations via the 'Reliability Ensemble Averaging' (REA) method." Journal of Climate, 16, 5, 883-884.

Parry, M., 2002: Scenarios for climate impact and adaptation assessment. Global Environmental Change, 12, 149-153.

Parson, E., R. Corell, E. Barron, V. Burkett et al., 2003: Understanding climate impacts, vulnerabilities, and adaptation in the United States: Building a capacity for assessment. Climatic Change, 57, 1, 9-42.

Pearcy, W.G., 2002: Marine nekton off Oregon and the 1997-98 El Niño. Progress in Oceanography, 54, 1, 399-403

Peterson, W.T., J. Keister, and L. Feinberg, 2002: The effects of the 1997-99 El Niño/La Niña events on hydrography and zooplankton off the central Oregon coast. Progress in Oceanography, 54, 1, 381-398.

Podesta, G., D. Letson, C. Messina, F. Royce, R. Ferreyra, J. Jones, J. Hansen, I. Llovet, M. Grondona, and J. O'Brien, 2002: Use of ENSO-related climate information in agricultural decision making in Argentina: A pilot experience. Agricultural Systems, 74, 3, 371-392.

Reddy, A., 2002: A generic Southern perspective in renewable energy. Energy for Sustainable Development, 6, 3, 74-83.

Reilly, J., F. Tubiello, B. McCarl, D. Abler et al., 2003: U.S. agriculture and climate change: New results. Climatic Change, 57, 1, 43-69.

Ribera, P. and M. Mann, 2003: ENSO related variability in the Southern Hemisphere, 1948-2000. Geophysical Research Letters, 30, 1, 1006, doi:10.1029/2002GL015818.

Ryan, H. and M. Noble, 2002: Sea level response to ENSO along the central California coast: How the 1997-1998 event compares with the historic record. Progress in Oceanography, 54, 1, 149-169.

Schwing, F.B., T. Murphree, L. deWitt, and P. Green, 2002: The evolution of oceanic and atmospheric anomalies in the northeast Pacific during the El Niño and La Niña events of 1995-2001. Progress in Oceanography, 54, 1, 459-491.

Strub, P.T. and C. James, 2002: The 1997-1998 oceanic El Niño signal along the southeast and northeast Pacific boundaries-an altimetric view. Progress in Oceanography, 54, 1, 439-458.

Swart, R., J. Mitchell, T. Morita, and S. Raper, 2002: Stabilisation scenarios for climate impact assessment. Global Environmental Change, 12, 155-165.

Viguier, L., M. Babiker, and J. Reilly, 2003: The costs of the Kyoto Protocol in the European Union. Energy Policy, 31, 5, 459-481.

Visbeck, M., 2002: The ocean's role in Atlantic climate variability. Science, 297, 5590, 2223-2224.

Wilkerson, F., R. Dugdale, A. Marchi, and C. Collins, 2002: Hydrography, nutrients and chlorophyll during El Niño and La Niña 1997-99 winters in the Gulf of the Farallones, California. Progress in Oceanography, 54, 1, 293-310.

Williamson, G.B. and K. Ickes, 2002: Mast fruiting and ENSO cycles - does the cue betray a cause? Oikos, 97, 3, 459-461.

Ziemke, J. and S. Chandra, 2003: La Niña and El Niño induced variabilities of ozone in the tropical lower atmosphere during 1970-2001. Geophysical Research Letters, 30, 3, 10.1029/2002GL016387.

 



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