The El Nino phenomenon has a major impact over wide regions of the Pacific and possibly all over the world. The purpose of this thesis was to study its effects, specifically along the coast of British Columbia. An analysis of sea-surface temperature, sea-surface salinity and sea-level height was made with respect to El Nino events. Based on the results of that analysis, a model was developed. The model uses Kelvin wave dynamics, and can be used to predict the approximate time and magnitude of the sea-surface temperature anomaly created by an El Nino event. This prediction can be useful for fishermen because the anomaly of temperature has a major effect on the distribution pattern of fish. In conclusion, an analysis of water temperature and salinity anomalies as a function of depth as well as offshore distance was made.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.55527 |
| Date | January 1994 |
| Creators | Robert, Marie |
| Contributors | Ingram, R. Grant (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001429891, proquestno: AAIMM00054, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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