Oceanographic events during El Nino

El Niño events, the most spectacular instances of interannual variability in the ocean, have profound consequences for climate and the ocean ecosystem. The 1982-1983 El Niño is perhaps the strongest in this century. El Niño events usually have followed a predictable pattern, but the recent event dif...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1983-12, Vol.222 (4629), p.1189-1195
Main Author: Cane, Mark A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Climate models
Coasts
El Nino
Environmental aspects
Kelvin waves
Marine
Observations
Ocean currents
Oceanographic research
Oceans
Sea level
Surface water
Thermoclines
Upwelling water
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Summary:El Niño events, the most spectacular instances of interannual variability in the ocean, have profound consequences for climate and the ocean ecosystem. The 1982-1983 El Niño is perhaps the strongest in this century. El Niño events usually have followed a predictable pattern, but the recent event differs markedly. The physical oceanography of this El Niño is described and compared with that of earlier events.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.222.4629.1189