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El Niño / Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
and inter-annual climate variability
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seasonal cyclewhat is “normal”?
monthly average conditions through a calendar year
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sea level pressure and surface winds
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surface ocean currents
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coastal upwelling
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equatorial upwelling
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every year is differentinter-annual variability of the seasonal cycle
El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the most important coupled ocean-atmosphere phenomenon to cause climate variability on inter-annual time scales.
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what is El Niño?
The term El Niño originally used by Peruvian fishermen to describe the warm current
appearing off the western coast of Peru around Christmas time.
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Today El Niño describes the warm phase of a naturally occurring sea surface
temperature oscillation in the tropical Pacific Ocean.
This oscillation is associated with the atmospheric phenomenon known as the
southern oscillation.
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what is the Southern Oscillation?
A seesaw shift in surface pressure at Darwin, Australia and the South Pacific Island of Tahiti. When the pressure is high at Darwin it is low at
Tahiti and vice versa.
El Niño, and its sister event – La Niña – are the extreme phases of the southern oscillation, with El Niño referring to a warming of the eastern tropical
Pacific, and La Niña a cooling.
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Southern Oscillation Index (SOI)
The (SOI) measures the monthly/seasonal fluctuations in surface air pressure differences at Tahiti and Darwin (SOI = Tahiti – Darwin), and thus the SOI has a negative value during an El Niño event.
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Southern Oscillation Index (SOI)
The (SOI) measures the monthly/seasonal fluctuations in surface air pressure differences at Tahiti and Darwin (SOI = Tahiti – Darwin), and thus the SOI has a negative value during an El Niño event.
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Walker circulation
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trade winds blow from East to West
warm water piles up in West Pacific, driving deep atmospheric convection
cold, nutrient-rich water is brought to the surface in the East Pacific (upwelling)
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Every few years, the
trade winds weaken…
In other years the trade
winds strengthen…
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schematic of changes during an El Niño event
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quantifying & comparing ENSO events
ENSO can be quantified using a Multivariate ENSO Index (MEI) based on the six main observed variables over the tropical Pacific. These six variables are: sea-level pressure, zonal and meridional components of the surface wind, sea surface temperature, surface air temperature, and total cloudiness fraction of the sky.
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MEI comparison of recent El Niño events
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MEI comparison of recent La Niña events
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Western Pacific “warm pool”
Upwelling zones
El Niño happens roughly every 3-7 years, lasts 12-18 months, and peaks at the end of the calendar year
El Niño is often followed by or preceded by La Niña: an unusual cooling of the tropical Pacific
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1997-1998 ENSO event
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El Niño shifts the probability of droughts, floods, heat waves, and extreme weather events in large regions of the globe.
Teleconnections and Global Weather Patterns
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Teleconnections and Global Weather Patterns
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Social and Economic Consequences
El Niño can affect life, property, and economic vitality due to weather related hazards.
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Ocean Biological Productivity (Chlorophyll Concentrations)
Jun-Aug ‘98 Dec ‘97-Feb ‘98La Niña El Niño
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Strong Upwelling
Weak Upwelling
NOAA Report to the Nation, 1995
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Anchovy Catch (millions of tons)
1972-73 1997-98
El Niño and Peruvian Anchovy
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Peruvian Anchovy Catch and ENSO