El Niño–Southern Oscillation
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:climate_pattern
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| gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:ENSO
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| gptkbp:affects |
gptkb:marine
marine life water resources disease outbreaks coral bleaching tropical cyclones global temperature anomalies global weather patterns flooding in South America crop yields wildfire risk drought in Australia drought in Indonesia monsoon patterns rainfall in Africa rainfall in Southeast Asia rainfall in the United States |
| gptkbp:cause |
sea surface temperature anomalies
changes in trade winds shifts in atmospheric circulation |
| gptkbp:characterizedBy |
periodic warming and cooling of central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean
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| gptkbp:component |
gptkb:El_Niño
gptkb:Southern_Oscillation gptkb:La_Niña |
| gptkbp:El_Niño_phase |
warmer ocean temperatures in central and eastern Pacific
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| gptkbp:firstDescribed |
gptkb:Sir_Gilbert_Walker
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| gptkbp:firstObserved |
Peruvian fishermen
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| gptkbp:impact |
gptkb:fish
agriculture ecosystems economies |
| gptkbp:influenced |
hurricanes
floods rainfall droughts |
| gptkbp:La_Niña_phase |
cooler ocean temperatures in central and eastern Pacific
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| gptkbp:monitors |
gptkb:NOAA
gptkb:Australian_Bureau_of_Meteorology |
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
Spanish term 'El Niño' meaning 'the boy' (referring to Christ child)
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Indian_Ocean_Dipole
gptkb:Pacific_Decadal_Oscillation |
| gptkbp:Southern_Oscillation_Index |
measure of air pressure differences between Tahiti and Darwin
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| gptkbp:studiedBy |
meteorology
climatology |
| gptkbp:timescale |
2 to 7 years
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:thermohaline_circulation
gptkb:El_Niño gptkb:Rossby_wave gptkb:North_Pacific |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
El Niño–Southern Oscillation
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