El Niño–Southern Oscillation

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El Niño–Southern Oscillation is a recurring climate pattern involving temperature and pressure changes in the tropical Pacific that strongly influences global weather and climate variability.

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instanceOf atmospheric–oceanic oscillation
climate phenomenon
recurring climate pattern
affects global climate variability
global weather patterns
coldPhaseCharacterizedBy cooler than average central and eastern equatorial Pacific sea surface temperatures
hasAbbreviation ENSO
hasColdPhase La Niña
hasComponent El Niño
La Niña
neutral ENSO phase
hasSpatialExtent equatorial Pacific basin
hasTeleconnectionsWith Africa climate
Asia climate
Australia climate
North America climate
South America climate
hasTypicalPeriod 2 to 7 years
hasWarmPhase El Niño
influences Atlantic hurricane activity
Pacific hurricane activity
agricultural yields
drought occurrence
fisheries productivity
flood occurrence
global temperature anomalies
marine ecosystems
monsoon variability
public health outcomes
tropical rainfall patterns
wildfire risk
involves atmospheric pressure anomalies
ocean–atmosphere interactions
sea surface temperature anomalies
isAssociatedWith Southern Oscillation
isCharacterizedBy irregular periodicity
isImportantFor long-range weather forecasting
seasonal climate prediction
isLinkedTo Walker circulation changes
ocean upwelling changes
thermocline depth variations
trade wind strength changes
isMeasuredBy Niño 3.4 index
Southern Oscillation Index
sea surface temperature anomalies in Niño regions
isModeledIn global climate models
isMonitoredBy NOAA
World Meteorological Organization
national meteorological agencies
occursIn tropical Pacific Ocean
warmPhaseCharacterizedBy warmer than average central and eastern equatorial Pacific sea surface temperatures
wasNamedBy Jacob Bjerknes

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Pacific Ocean containsMajorClimatePhenomenon El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Pacific Ocean containsMajorClimatePhenomenon La Niña
linked to: El Niño–Southern Oscillation
El Niño–Southern Oscillation hasAbbreviation ENSO
linked to: El Niño–Southern Oscillation
El Niño–Southern Oscillation hasComponent El Niño
linked to: El Niño–Southern Oscillation
California Current affectedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Humboldt Current linkedTo El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory researchArea El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Climate Prediction Center field El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Climate Prediction Center product ENSO Diagnostic Discussion
linked to: El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Galápagos Islands climateAffectedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Jacob Bjerknes knownFor Bjerknes feedback mechanism
linked to: El Niño–Southern Oscillation
La Niña partOf El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Southern Oscillation Index relatedTo El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Southern Oscillation partOf El Niño–Southern Oscillation
El Niño partOf El Niño–Southern Oscillation
western Pacific Ocean influences El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Southeastern Pacific Ocean affectedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation
southwest Pacific Ocean affectedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Pacific Decadal Oscillation relatedTo El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Alaska Current linkedTo El Niño–Southern Oscillation
East Australian Current strengthAffectedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation
subject linked to: EAC
Leeuwin Current modulatedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation
South Pacific Ocean influences El Niño–Southern Oscillation
eastern North Pacific Ocean affectedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Atlantic hurricanes influencedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Global Tropics Hazards Outlook relatedTo El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Gulf of Guayaquil influencedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation
eastern Pacific Ocean influences El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Southwest monsoon influencedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Northeast monsoon modulatedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Northern Pacific Ocean affectedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Southern Annular Mode variability influencedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation
SOI relatedTo El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Multivariate ENSO Index measures El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Oceanic Niño Index relatedTo El Niño–Southern Oscillation
El Niño partOf El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Southern Oscillation partOf El Niño–Southern Oscillation
subject linked to: SO
Southern Oscillation underlies El Niño–La Niña climate cycle
subject linked to: SO
linked to: El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Intertropical Convergence Zone position affectedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Kuroshio–Oyashio confluence region affectedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation
New Guinea Coastal Undercurrent affectedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation
East Asian summer monsoon influencedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Chile river system affectedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Mindanao Current studiedInContextOf El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Pacific Decadal Oscillation relatedTo El Niño–Southern Oscillation
subject linked to: PDO
Asian monsoon system modulatedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Atlantic hurricane season influencedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Subtropical Front (South Pacific) affectedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Indian Ocean circulation affectedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Equatorial Pacific playsRoleIn El Niño–Southern Oscillation