Posted: September 29th, 2016

Produce a table that lists the following climate elements: SST, SSL, SSP, SOI, Niño3.4, and describe briefly changes to these during ENSO warm and cold events.

Climate Change and Variability Help Guide Topic: Exercise 8.5 Exercise 8.5: ENSO is a coupled ocean/atmosphere phenomenon that leads to associated changes in the oceanic and atmospheric circulation. It impacts upon the distribution of climate elements such as sea surface temperature (SST), sea surface level (SSL), sea surface pressure (SSP), the Southern Oscillation index (SOI), Niño3.4 index and other variables. Request: (a) Produce a table that lists the following phenomena: Walker Cell, Western Pacific Ocean Warm Water Pool, permanent thermocline, Eastern Pacific Ocean Cold Water tongue, and trade winds and briefly describe the changes to these during ENSO warm and cold events. (b) Produce a table that lists the following climate elements: SST, SSL, SSP, SOI, Niño3.4, and describe briefly changes to these during ENSO warm and cold events. Well, here is an exercise (8.5) without any formula and calculations. There are no further hints required, just a reminder to present as much detail as possible in order to demonstrate your understanding of the topic. You may also link your answers to current changes in the Pacific Ocean system, see Australian Bureau of Meteorology ENSO Wrap-Up at http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso