The occurrence of El Nino, La Nina, and the Southern Oscillation is by far the most striking phenomenon caused by the interplay of ocean and atmosphere. It can be explained in neither strictly oceanographic nor strictly meteorological terms. IN addition to providing a brief history of the subject, this volume:
- summarizes the oceanographic and meteorological observations and theories
- describes the recent advances in computer modeling studies of the phenomenon and includes a detailed discussion of sophisticated computer models
- provides a clear exposition of the major problems which prevent more accurate predictions of El Nino

This comprehensive and up-to-date research survey should be of great interest to physical oceanographers, meterologists/climatologists, biological oceanographers, and marine biologists.