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 El Niño–Southern Oscillation self-linksurface differs
surface form: ENSO
hasColdPhase La Niña
hasComponent El Niño–Southern Oscillation self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
surface form: 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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Ningaloo Niño marine heatwave events relatedTo El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Indonesian Throughflow modulatedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation
South Pacific Convergence Zone modulatedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation
North Pacific subtropical high modulatedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Pacific Ocean coast isInfluencedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation
North Pacific marine ecosystems influencedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Indian Ocean Dipole linkedTo El Niño–Southern Oscillation
this entity surface form: ENSO
Indian Ocean Dipole linkedTo El Niño–Southern Oscillation
Antarctic Ice Sheet affectedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation