Environmental Thesaurus

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http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20401

Preferred Name

El Nino

Synonyms

EN

Definitions

[MESH] El Nino-Southern Oscillation or ENSO is a cycle of extreme alternating warm El Niño and cold La Nina events which is the dominant year-to-year climate pattern on Earth. Both terms refer to large-scale changes in sea-surface temperature across the eastern tropical Pacific. ENSO is associated with a heightened risk of certain vector-borne diseases. (From http://www.elnino.noaa.gov/lanina_new_faq.html, accessed 5/12/2020) A climate pattern characterized by unusually cool Pacific Ocean water temperatures. A climate pattern characterized by unusually warm Pacific Ocean water temperatures.

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http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#Concept

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EN

creator

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2195-3997

definition

[MESH] El Nino-Southern Oscillation or ENSO is a cycle of extreme alternating warm El Niño and cold La Nina events which is the dominant year-to-year climate pattern on Earth. Both terms refer to large-scale changes in sea-surface temperature across the eastern tropical Pacific. ENSO is associated with a heightened risk of certain vector-borne diseases. (From http://www.elnino.noaa.gov/lanina_new_faq.html, accessed 5/12/2020) A climate pattern characterized by unusually cool Pacific Ocean water temperatures. A climate pattern characterized by unusually warm Pacific Ocean water temperatures.

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El Nino

created

2016-08-03

broader

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/10065

modified

2023-01-13

exactMatch

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D059000

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