Multivariate ENSO Index
E121882
The Multivariate ENSO Index is a composite climate indicator that tracks the strength and phase of El Niño–Southern Oscillation events using multiple atmospheric and oceanic variables.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Multivariate ENSO Index canonical | 12 |
| Multivariate ENSO Index Extended | 2 |
| ENSO indices | 1 |
| Multivariate ENSO Index version 2 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1053972 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Multivariate ENSO Index Context triple: [Southern Oscillation Index, relatedIndex, Multivariate ENSO Index]
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A.
Southern Oscillation Index
The Southern Oscillation Index is a standardized atmospheric pressure-based metric used to monitor and quantify the strength and phase of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation climate pattern.
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B.
Oceanic Niño Index
The Oceanic Niño Index is a standardized measure of sea surface temperature anomalies in the central equatorial Pacific used to monitor and classify El Niño and La Niña events.
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C.
El Niño–Southern Oscillation
El Niño–Southern Oscillation is a recurring climate pattern involving temperature and pressure changes in the tropical Pacific that strongly influences global weather and climate variability.
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D.
Madden–Julian Oscillation
The Madden–Julian Oscillation is a large-scale tropical atmospheric pattern characterized by eastward-moving pulses of enhanced and suppressed rainfall that strongly influence global weather and climate variability on intraseasonal timescales.
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E.
Southern Oscillation
The Southern Oscillation is a large-scale atmospheric pressure pattern across the tropical Pacific that drives the El Niño–Southern Oscillation climate phenomenon and influences global weather and rainfall.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Multivariate ENSO Index Target entity description: The Multivariate ENSO Index is a composite climate indicator that tracks the strength and phase of El Niño–Southern Oscillation events using multiple atmospheric and oceanic variables.
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A.
Southern Oscillation Index
The Southern Oscillation Index is a standardized atmospheric pressure-based metric used to monitor and quantify the strength and phase of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation climate pattern.
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B.
Oceanic Niño Index
The Oceanic Niño Index is a standardized measure of sea surface temperature anomalies in the central equatorial Pacific used to monitor and classify El Niño and La Niña events.
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C.
El Niño–Southern Oscillation
El Niño–Southern Oscillation is a recurring climate pattern involving temperature and pressure changes in the tropical Pacific that strongly influences global weather and climate variability.
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D.
Madden–Julian Oscillation
The Madden–Julian Oscillation is a large-scale tropical atmospheric pattern characterized by eastward-moving pulses of enhanced and suppressed rainfall that strongly influence global weather and climate variability on intraseasonal timescales.
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E.
Southern Oscillation
The Southern Oscillation is a large-scale atmospheric pressure pattern across the tropical Pacific that drives the El Niño–Southern Oscillation climate phenomenon and influences global weather and rainfall.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ENSO index
ⓘ
climate index ⓘ meteorological indicator ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MEI ⓘ |
| acronymOf | MEI ⓘ |
| basedOn |
cloudiness
ⓘ
meridional wind ⓘ multiple atmospheric variables ⓘ multiple oceanic variables ⓘ sea surface temperature ⓘ sea-level pressure ⓘ surface air temperature ⓘ zonal wind ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
Oceanic Niño Index
ⓘ
Southern Oscillation Index ⓘ |
| coversRegion |
tropical Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
linked to:
Equatorial Pacific
|
| dataFormat | time series ⓘ |
| developedAt |
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
ⓘ
linked to:
Earth System Research Laboratories
Physical Sciences Laboratory ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Klaus Wolter
ⓘ
Michael S. Timlin ⓘ |
| developedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasVersion |
MEI.ext
ⓘ
MEI.v2 ⓘ
linked to:
MEI
|
| hostedOn | NOAA PSL website ⓘ |
| indicatorOf |
global climate anomalies
ⓘ
tropical Pacific climate variability ⓘ |
| measures |
ENSO phase
ⓘ
ENSO strength ⓘ El Niño–Southern Oscillation ⓘ |
| publishedBy | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ |
| quantifies |
ENSO cold events
ⓘ
ENSO warm events ⓘ ENSO-neutral conditions ⓘ |
| referencePeriod | 1950–1993 (original MEI) ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
El Niño
ⓘ
La Niña ⓘ Southern Oscillation ⓘ |
| timeResolution |
bimonthly
ⓘ
monthly (in some versions) ⓘ |
| usedBy |
climate modelers
ⓘ
climate scientists ⓘ meteorological agencies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ENSO diagnostics
ⓘ
climate monitoring ⓘ seasonal climate prediction ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
multivariate statistical analysis
ⓘ
principal component analysis ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Multivariate ENSO Index Description of subject: The Multivariate ENSO Index is a composite climate indicator that tracks the strength and phase of El Niño–Southern Oscillation events using multiple atmospheric and oceanic variables.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Multivariate ENSO Index
linked to: Multivariate ENSO Index
linked to: Multivariate ENSO Index