Strong sub-seasonal wintertime cooling over East Asia and Northern Europe associated with super El Niño events
Abstract East Asia experienced a record-breaking cold event during the 2015/16 boreal winter, with pronounced impacts on livelihood in the region. We find that this large-scale cold spell can be attributed to the concurrent super El Niño event in the tropical Pacific. Our analysis reveals that all s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-06-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03977-2 |