El Nino

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf climate phenomenon
gptkbp:affects global weather patterns
gptkbp:associatedWith droughts in Australia
flooding in South America
gptkbp:cause warming of central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean
increased rainfall in southern United States
suppressed monsoon in India
warmer winters in Canada
gptkbp:duration 9 to 12 months
gptkbp:firstDescribed late 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label El Nino
gptkbp:impact agriculture
global economy
marine ecosystems
gptkbp:influenced Atlantic hurricane activity
fisheries in Peru
gptkbp:measures sea surface temperature anomalies
gptkbp:monitors gptkb:NOAA
gptkb:World_Meteorological_Organization
gptkbp:namedAfter Spanish for 'the boy'
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:La_Nina
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:El_Nino-Southern_Oscillation_(ENSO)
gptkbp:recurrence 2 to 7 years
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Southern_Oscillation_Index
gptkbp:sometimesLasts up to 2 years
gptkbp:studiedBy climatologists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nino_Niederreiter
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5