ENSO (El Niño–Southern Oscillation)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/ENSO_(El_Niño–Southern_Oscillation)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	climate phenomenon
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:El_Niño–Southern_Oscillation
gptkbp:affects	global weather patterns
gptkbp:cause	temperature anomalies changes in precipitation patterns changes in atmospheric circulation changes in ocean currents
gptkbp:characterizedBy	sea surface temperature anomalies in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean
gptkbp:connectsTo	food security disease outbreaks coral bleaching wildfires
gptkbp:duration	typically 9–12 months
gptkbp:firstDescribed	gptkb:Sir_Gilbert_Walker 1920s
gptkbp:frequency	irregular, every 2–7 years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	ENSO (El Niño–Southern Oscillation)
gptkbp:impact	global climate variability
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:fish floods agricultural productivity droughts hurricane activity rainfall patterns
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Africa gptkb:Australia gptkb:North_America gptkb:South_America gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:measures	gptkb:trade_winds gptkb:Southern_Oscillation_Index sea surface temperature atmospheric pressure differences
gptkbp:monitors	gptkb:NOAA gptkb:Australian_Bureau_of_Meteorology
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:El_Niño gptkb:Southern_Oscillation
gptkbp:period	gptkb:El_Niño gptkb:La_Niña neutral phase
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Indian_Ocean_Dipole gptkb:Southern_Oscillation_Index gptkb:Pacific_Decadal_Oscillation
gptkbp:sometimesLasts	up to 2 years
gptkbp:studiedBy	gptkb:satellite climate models ocean buoys
gptkbp:studiedIn	meteorology climatology
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:El_Niño_phenomenon
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6