An El Niño Primer
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El Niño-Southern Oscillation defined El Niño is a local warming of surface waters which takes place in the entire equatorial zone of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean off the Peruvian coast and which affects the atmospheric circulation world-wide. It usually peaks around Christmas, hence the name of the phenomenon: El Niño is Spanish for Christ Child). La Niña refers to the "cold" equivalent of El Niño.
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A relation between the timing of the El Niño onset and its subsequent evolution is examined by emphasizing its association with the Indian Ocean (IO) SST variation. Two types of El Niño events based on the timing of their onset are classified and their characteristics are examined and compared. In general, spring onset (SP) events grow greater in magnitude and their evolutions have a faster tra...
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تاریخ انتشار 2008