The impact of global warming on the tropical Pacific Ocean and El Nino
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Article Title | The impact of global warming on the tropical Pacific Ocean and El Nino |
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ERA Journal ID | 35127 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Collins, Mat (Author), An, Soon-Il (Author), Cai, Wenju (Author), Ganachaud, Alexandre (Author), Guilyardi, Eric (Author), Jin, Fei Fei (Author), Jochum, Markus (Author), Lengaigne, Matthieu (Author), Power, Scott (Author), Timmermann, Axel (Author), Vecchi, Gabe (Author) and Wittenberg, Andrew (Author) |
Journal Title | Nature Geoscience |
Journal Citation | 3 (6), pp. 391-397 |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2010 |
Publisher | Nature Publishing Group |
Place of Publication | Berlin, Germany |
ISSN | 1752-0894 |
1752-0908 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo868 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.nature.com/articles/ngeo868 |
Abstract | The El Nĩo-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a naturally occurring fluctuation that originates in the tropical Pacific region and affects ecosystems, agriculture, freshwater supplies, hurricanes and other severe weather events worldwide. Under the influence of global warming, the mean climate of the Pacific region will probably undergo significant changes. The tropical easterly trade winds are expected to weaken; surface ocean temperatures are expected to warm fastest near the equator and more slowly farther away; the equatorial thermocline that marks the transition between the wind-mixed upper ocean and deeper layers is expected to shoal; and the temperature gradients across the thermocline are expected to become steeper. Year-to-year ENSO variability is controlled by a delicate balance of amplifying and damping feedbacks, and one or more of the physical processes that are responsible for determining the characteristics of ENSO will probably be modified by climate change. Therefore, despite considerable progress in our understanding of the impact of climate change on many of the processes that contribute to El Nĩo variability, it is not yet possible to say whether ENSO activity will be enhanced or damped, or if the frequency of events will change. © 2010 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved. |
Keywords | air-sea interaction |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 370201. Climate change processes |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Exeter, United Kingdom |
Yonsei University, Korea | |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia | |
Research Institute for Development, New Caledonia | |
University of Reading, United Kingdom | |
University of Hawaii, United States | |
National Center for Atmospheric Research, United States | |
Australian Bureau of Meteorology | |
Princeton University, United States | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q66z9/the-impact-of-global-warming-on-the-tropical-pacific-ocean-and-el-nino
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