Switch Between El Nino and La Nina is Caused by Subsurface Ocean Waves Likely Driven by Lunar Tidal Forcing

Abstract The El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the dominant interannual variability of Earth’s climate system, and strongly modulates global temperature, precipitation, atmospheric circulation, tropical cyclones and other extreme events. However, forecasting ENSO is one of the most difficult pr...

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Main Authors: Jialin Lin, Taotao Qian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-49678-w