Understanding ENSO Diversity
University of Colorado Boulder · NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory · +16 more institutions
Abstract
Abstract El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a naturally occurring mode of tropical Pacific variability, with global impacts on society and natural ecosystems. While it has long been known that El Niño events display a diverse range of amplitudes, triggers, spatial patterns, and life cycles, the realization that ENSO’s impacts can be highly sensitive to this event-to-event diversity is driving a renewed interest in the subject. This paper surveys our current state of knowledge of ENSO diversity, identifies key gaps in understanding, and outlines some promising future research directions.
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 38.29
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 148
Authors
17- ACAntonietta CapotondiCorresponding
University of Colorado Boulder, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
- ATAndrew T. Wittenberg
NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
- MNMatthew Newman
University of Colorado Boulder, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
- EDEmanuele Di Lorenzo
Georgia Institute of Technology
- JYJin‐Yi Yu
University of California, Irvine
Topics & keywords
- Diversity (politics)
- El Niño Southern Oscillation
- Event (particle physics)
- Range (aeronautics)
- Ecosystem
- Geography
- Realization (probability)
- Climatology