The presence of feedback in an inputoutput system
associated with an oceanographic phenomenon is determined. A
testing procedure to determine the presence of feedback is given.
The ordinary transfer function model is determined not to be
appropriate in modeling the system. The two and three stage least
squares methods are...
For the purpose of investigating the fundamental nature of the
interannual oscillation observed in the tropical Pacific in conjunction with
El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the Comprehensive Ocean
Atmosphere Data Set was analyzed. Based upon this analysis, an
"intermediate" tropical atmosphere-ocean coupled model was developed.
For reason of their particular importance...
Marine fish are subject to direct and indirect oceanographic variations operating at short and long time scales. In this study feeding habits and long-term growth condition of several groundfish species of the Pacific Northwest are examined to understand the relationship between variations in the fish's biological and life history components...
Ecosystems are facing increasing threats from human related activities, such as overfishing, pollution, habitat destruction, species invasions, and diseases, among others. While oceanic islands provide natural laboratories to understand ecological and evolutionary process, they are also particularly vulnerable to these impacts, given their usual isolation from the mainland and the...
