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The dominant mode of Pacific Ocean surface temperature variability, known as El Niño, impacts climate around the globe.

A decade ago, however, the tropical Pacific, given its size and thermal inertia, was thought to drive global climate variability on interannual to decadal scales. This influence was commonly understood to operate mostly in one direction, from the Pacific to other ocean basins and surrounding continents.A decade ago, however, the tropical Pacific, given its size and thermal inertia, was thought to drive global climate variability on interannual to decadal scales. This influence was commonly understood to operate mostly in one direction, from the Pacific to other ocean basins and surrounding continents. However, recent studies indicate that both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans can in turn influence the tropical Pacific in profound ways and that they contain internal patterns of variability that are partly independent of ENSO. In this talk we will focus on the influence of the tropical Atlantic on the Pacific El Niño: how these studies have evolved and what implications they have for seasonal forecasting.

Fecha del seminario: 16/02/2022 12:00

Lugar del seminario: Salón de Actos

Ponente del seminario: Belén Rodríguez-Fonseca

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