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El Ni ño and the Southern Oscillation (“ENSO”) A quick look. “Normal” SST. Walker circulation. p s (hPa). Anomalous p s scaled by s.d.
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“Normal” SST Walker circulation
Correlations (×10) of fluctuations in annual mean sea level pressure with those at Darwin. The magnitude of the correlation exceeds 0.4 in the shaded regions. (After Trenberth and Shea, 1987.)
“Normal” SST Walker circulation
Sea surface temperature anomalies (C) 0 – 10S, 80 – 90W
SST anomalies (Nino 1+2) vs SOI SST SOI
Annual rainfall (in percentiles) in a selection of regions. Black bars coincide with "El Niño" years.
cold warm
cold warm
Correlations (×10) of fluctuations in annual mean sea level pressure with those at Darwin. The magnitude of the correlation exceeds 0.4 in the shaded regions. (After Trenberth and Shea, 1987.)