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SUBMITTER: Sullivan A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5137076 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sullivan Arnold A Luo Jing-Jia JJ Hirst Anthony C AC Bi Daohua D Cai Wenju W He Jinhai J
Scientific reports 20161205
During year-to-year El Niño events in recent decades, major sea surface warming has occurred frequently in the central Pacific. This is distinct from the eastern Pacific warming pattern during canonical El Niño events. Accordingly, the central-Pacific El Niño exerts distinct impacts on ecosystems, climate and hurricanes worldwide. The increased frequency of the new type of El Niño presents a challenge not only for the understanding of El Niño dynamics and its change but also for the prediction o ...[more]