BEWARE OF FAKE INSTITUTES WITH SIMILAR NAMES. blank    blank
banner

ENSO NEUTRALITY: “LA NADA” SIMPLIFIER



  Jun 06, 2024

ENSO NEUTRALITY: “LA NADA” SIMPLIFIER



What is ENSO?

The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a natural climate cycle characterized by periodic variations in sea surface temperatures and atmospheric conditions in the tropical Pacific Ocean. ENSO has three phases: El Niño (warm phase), La Niña (cool phase), and ENSO neutrality (neutral phase).

ENSO Neutrality Explained

ENSO neutrality, also known as “La Nada,” occurs when the Pacific Ocean’s water temperature is neither significantly warmer nor cooler than average. During this phase, water temperature anomalies in the eastern and central Pacific are between 0.5 °C and -0.5 °C.

Key Characteristics

• Sea Surface Temperatures (SST): Close to average, with anomalies between 0.5 °C and -0.5 °C.
• Tropical Precipitation: Near-normal rainfall distribution.
• Wind Patterns: Typical wind patterns without significant anomalies.

Impacts of ENSO Neutrality

ENSO neutrality affects global weather patterns, similar to the more extreme phases of ENSO, but usually results in more typical seasonal weather.

In the United States

• Winter Weather: Normal winter weather patterns, with cold temperatures in the Midwest and warm, wet conditions in the South.

• Hurricane Activity: Normal levels of hurricane development.

Global Weather

ENSO neutrality influences weather patterns across the tropics and other parts of the world, impacting precipitation and temperature distribution.

The ENSO Cycle

ENSO is a coupled ocean-atmosphere phenomenon, meaning changes in sea temperatures affect atmospheric conditions and vice versa. This interaction between the ocean and atmosphere in the tropics results in the different phases of ENSO:

• El Niño: Characterized by warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific, leading to reduced rainfall in Indonesia and increased rainfall in the central and eastern tropical Pacific.

• La Niña: Opposite of El Niño, with cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures, increased rainfall in Indonesia, and reduced rainfall in the central and eastern tropical Pacific.

• ENSO Neutrality: The transitional phase with near-average conditions, occurring between the El Niño and La Niña phases.

Frequency

El Niño and La Niña typically occur every 3-7 years, with ENSO neutrality often acting as a transitional phase between these extremes.

Conclusion

ENSO neutrality, or La Nada, represents a balanced state in the ENSO cycle, with near-average sea surface temperatures, precipitation, and wind patterns. Understanding ENSO neutrality helps in predicting more typical seasonal weather patterns and recognizing the broader impacts of the ENSO cycle on global climate systems.


SRIRAM’s


Share:
 

Get a call back

Fill the below form to get free counselling for UPSC Civil Services exam preparation

 
UPSC DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS

 
RBI’S GOLD RESERVES
 
URBAN CHALLENGES IN INDIA AND GOVERNMENT RESPONSES
 
VOICE OF GLOBAL SOUTH SUMMIT (VOGSS)
 
Space Weather and Aditya-L1: Simplifier
 
ADITYA-L1 AND CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS (CMEs)
 
COP16-DIGITAL SEQUENCE INFORMATION (DSI) & NATURE’S SEQUENCED GENES:BENEFIT SHARING
 
MILLET MARKET IN RURAL INDIA:OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
 
GLACIAL LAKES EXPANSION AND GLOF RISKS in INDIA
 
MUZIRIS AND PATTANAM EXCAVATIONS: INSIGHTS INTO INDIA’S MARITIME HISTORY
 
Nepal's New Currency Note Might Upset India
 
INDIA’S FIRST ANALOGUE SPACE MISSION:LADAKH
 
Irawati Karve: Indian Anthropology & Sociology
 
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN RURAL INDIA: DICSC CENTERS
 
HOKERSAR: THE QUEEN OF WETLANDS AND KASHMIR’S AVIAN AIRPORT AT RISK
 
INDIA’S METHANE DIPLOMACY AND COP29: IN PERSPECTIVE