Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Is El Nino changing?

Fedorov1, Philander

  • 1Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|June 17, 2000
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Global warming may influence El Nino, a natural climate oscillation. Changes in El Nino

Related Experiment Videos

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Surface oscillations of smectic-A liquid crystals

Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics·2000
Same author

Free-electron laser without inversion: gain optimization and implementation scheme

Physical review letters·2000
Same author

Charge-density-wave-induced modifications to the quasiparticle self-energy in 2H- TaSe2

Physical review letters·2000
Same author

Smith et al. reply

Physical review letters·2000
Same author

Effect of frequency detunings and finite relaxation rates on laser localized structures

Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics·2000
Same author

Temperature dependent scattering rates at the fermi surface of optimally doped Bi(2)Sr(2)CaCu(2)O(8+delta)

Physical review letters·2000
Same journal

Erratum for the Research Article "Detecting supramolecular organic nanoparticles during heat wave".

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
Same journal

Local signals, systemic decline.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
Same journal

The mechanics of liver regeneration.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
Same journal

Computing in a memory with physics.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
Same journal

Retraction.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
Same journal

Making time.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
See all related articles

Area of Science:

  • Climate Science
  • Oceanography
  • Atmospheric Science

Background:

  • El Nino is a natural climate oscillation in the tropical Pacific.
  • La Nina is the complementary phase of this oscillation.
  • The oscillation is a neutrally stable mode influenced by background climate conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the potential impact of global warming on El Nino.
  • To clarify controversies surrounding El Nino's recent and future changes.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recent observational studies.
  • Analysis of theoretical climate models.

Main Results:

  • El Nino's properties depend on background climate state and random disturbances.
  • Observed changes in El Nino may stem from random disturbances or decadal climate variations.

    • Conclusions:

    • Global warming's influence on decadal climate variations affecting El Nino cannot be ruled out.
    • Further research is needed to fully understand the interplay between global warming and El Nino dynamics.