Strong El Niño events and nonlinear dynamical heating

Fei Fei Jin; Soon Il An; Axel Timmermann; Jingxia Zhao

doi:10.1029/2002GL016356

Strong El Niño events and nonlinear dynamical heating

Fei Fei Jin, Soon Il An, Axel Timmermann, Jingxia Zhao

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We present evidence showing that the nonlinear dynamic heating (NDH) in the tropical Pacific ocean heat budget is essential in the generation of intense El Niño events as well as the observed asymmetry between El Niño (warm) and La Nina (cold) events. The increase in NDH associated with the enhanced El Niño activity had an influence on the recent tropical Pacific warming trend and it might provide a positive feedback mechanism for climate change in the tropical Pacific.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	20-21
Number of pages	2
Journal	Geophysical Research Letters
Volume	30
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/2002GL016356
Publication status	Published - 2003 Feb 1

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