Two distinct roles of Atlantic SSTs in ENSO variability: North Tropical Atlantic SST and Atlantic Nino SCIE SCOPUS

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Title
Two distinct roles of Atlantic SSTs in ENSO variability: North Tropical Atlantic SST and Atlantic Nino
Author(s)
Ham, Yoo-Geun; Kug, Jong-Seong; Park, Jong-Yeon
Alternative Author(s)
국종성
Publication Year
2013-08-16
Abstract
Two distinct roles of the Atlantic sea surface temperatures (SSTs), namely, the North Tropical Atlantic (NTA) SST and the Atlantic Nino, on the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) variability are investigated using the observational data from 1980 to 2010 and coupled model experiments. It appears that the NTA SST and the Atlantic Nino can be used as two independent predictors for predicting the development of ENSO events in the following season. Furthermore, they are likely to be linked to different types of El Nino events. Specifically, the NTA SST cooling during February, March, and April contributes to the central Pacific warming at the subsequent winter season, while the negative Atlantic Nino event during June, July, and August contributes to enhancing the eastern Pacific warming. The coupled model experiments support these results. With the aid of a lagged inverse relationship, the statistical forecast using two Atlantic indices can successfully predict various ENSO indices.
ISSN
0094-8276
URI
https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/3133
DOI
10.1002/grl.50729
Bibliographic Citation
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, v.40, no.15, pp.4012 - 4017, 2013
Publisher
AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION
Subject
TONGUE EL-NINO; INDIAN-OCEAN; WARM POOL; INTERACTIVE FEEDBACK; EVENTS
Keywords
Atlantic SST; ENSO
Type
Article
Language
English
Document Type
Article
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