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El Niño–Southern Oscillation

El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a global climate phenomenon that emerges from variation in winds and sea surface temperatures over the tropical Pacific Ocean. Those variations have an irregular pattern but do have some appearance of cycles. The occurrence of ENSO is not easily predictable. It affects the climate of much of the tropics and…

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Definition and terminology

Fundamentals

Three phases of sea surface temperature

Variations

Monitoring and declaration of conditions

Effects on global climate

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El Niño–Southern Oscillation

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El Niño–Southern Oscillation

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related to External links · 23
El Niño–Southern Oscillation → An, Atmospheric Administration, Australian, Australian Bureau, Climate Prediction Center, Cold, Current, El Niño, ENSO, ENSO Outlook, Historical El Niño, La Niña, Meteorology, National Oceanic, NOAA, Pacific Ocean, Present, Provides, Relative Oceanic Niño Index, RONI
related to Investigations regarding tipping points · 23
El Niño–Southern Oscillation → Asian Monsoon, Australia, Brazil, Earth's, El Niño, ENSO, Every, For, Global, In, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Normally, Pacific, Peru, South America, South Pacific Ocean, Southern Oscillation, The
related to Madden–Julian oscillation · 17
El Niño–Southern Oscillation → American National Center, Atmospheric Research, El Niño, ENSO, Indian, It, Julian, Madden, MJO, NCAR, Pacific, Paul Julian, Roland Madden, Southern Oscillation, The Madden, This, Unlike
related to La Niña phase · 12
El Niño–Southern Oscillation → An, As, El Niño, ENSO, Indonesia, La Niña, Pacific Ocean, South America, Southern Oscillation, The, Tropical, Walker
related to Three phases of sea surface temperature · 10
El Niño–Southern Oscillation → El Niño, ENSO, La Niña, Neutral, Pacific, Southern Oscillation, SST, The, The El Niño, The ENSO
related to Definition and terminology · 7
El Niño–Southern Oscillation → El Niño, La Niña, Neutral, Pacific Ocean, Southern Oscillation, The, The El Niño
is a · 2
El Niño–Southern Oscillation → single climate phenomenon that quasi-periodically fluctuates between three phases, single climate phenomenon that recurs in three phases

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El Niño–Southern Oscillationis asingle climate phenomenon that recurs in three phases0.90text
El Niño–Southern Oscillationis asingle climate phenomenon that quasi-periodically fluctuates between three phases0.90text
the Maddeninstance ofOther theories view the state of ENSO as being changed by irregular and external phenomena0.80text
the sign of the North Atlantic Oscillation or the Pacificinstance ofother climate anomalies/patterns0.80text
droughtsinstance ofbringing extreme weather0.80text
floodsinstance ofbringing extreme weather0.80text
stormsinstance ofbringing extreme weather0.80text
raising the chances of wildfires.Tropical cyclonesMost tropical cyclones form on the side of the subtropical ridge closer to the equatorinstance ofbringing extreme weather0.80text
then move poleward past the ridge axis before recurving into the main belt of the Westerliesinstance ofbringing extreme weather0.80text
sharksinstance ofraising surface water temperatures and decreasing nutrients in waters surrounding the Galápagos.El Niño causes a trophic cascade which impacts entire ecosystems starting with pr…0.80text
penguinsinstance ofraising surface water temperatures and decreasing nutrients in waters surrounding the Galápagos.El Niño causes a trophic cascade which impacts entire ecosystems starting with pr…0.80text
and sealsinstance ofraising surface water temperatures and decreasing nutrients in waters surrounding the Galápagos.El Niño causes a trophic cascade which impacts entire ecosystems starting with pr…0.80text

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