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El Niño Basics:
Definitons
of El Niño, La Nina, and ENSO
- U.S. Department of Commerce/ NOAA
So
What is an El Niño, Anyway?
- Scripps Instituion of Oceanography
Frequently-asked-questions
about El Niño - Bill Kessler,
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, NOAA
El
Niño and Climate Prediction
- NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
What
is an El Niño? - U.S. Department
of Commerce/ NOAA
Global
Wind Patters - University of Illinois
Coriolis
Force - University of Illinois
"Volcanoes and El Niño"
- C. Claiborne Ray, New York Times-Science Times, 4/28/98
Equatorial
Pacific SSTs Falling Rapidly - International Research Institute
Pictures:
Animated
El Niño - El
Niño-Southern Oscillation Page
Global
Wind Patterns - Joe Palombini
Coriolis
Effect - Joe Palombini
Upwelling
Diagrams - Upwelling
Animated
El Niño (2)
- El
Niño-Southern Oscillation Page
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Past El Niños and Their Impact:
The
Canadian El Niño Bulletin -
1982-1983
El Niño: The worst there ever was -
The Center for Climate Analysis
Global
Wind Patterns - University of Illinois
Winter
of 1982/83 - Dr. Dewpoint
Warm
North...Differences this Year From 1982/83 - Dr. Dewpoint
Pictures:
1982/83
El Niño Picture - 1982-1983
El Niño: The worst there ever was
Global
Wind Patterns - Joe Palombini
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Ninos and Their Impact
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Pictures:
World
Map - Joe Palombini
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and Review
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Winter Outlook Update - Dr. Dewpoint
Pictures:
North
America's Winter Impact - COAPS
Library: El Niño Resource Center
View or Return to U.S. Winter Forecast
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Review and Forecast for Canada:
Canadian Meteorological Centre. - Candadian Meteorlogical Centre
Pictures:
Winter Temperatures - Joe Palombini
Winter Precipitation - Joe Palombini
Sprilng Temperatures - Joe Palombini
Spring Precipitation - Joe Palombini
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Forecast for Canada
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Review and Forecast for South America:
Pictures:
Winter Temperatures - Joe Palombini
Winter Precipitation - Joe Palombini
Sprilng Temperatures - Joe Palombini
Spring Precipitation - Joe Palombini
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Forecast for South America
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Review and Forecast for Europe:
Pictures:
Winter Temperatures - Joe Palombini
Winter Precipitation - Joe Palombini
Sprilng Temperatures - Joe Palombini
Spring Precipitation - Joe Palombini
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and Forecast for Europe
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Review and Forecast for Africa:
Pictures:
Winter Temperatures - Joe Palombini
Winter Precipitation - Joe Palombini
Sprilng Temperatures - Joe Palombini
Spring Precipitation - Joe Palombini
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and Forecast for Africa
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Pictures:
Winter Temperatures - Joe Palombini
Winter Precipitation - Joe Palombini
Sprilng Temperatures - Joe Palombini
Spring Precipitation - Joe Palombini
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and Forecast for Asia
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Review and Forecast for Australia:
Pictures:
Winter Temperatures - Joe Palombini
Winter Precipitation - Joe Palombini
Sprilng Temperatures - Joe Palombini
Spring Precipitation - Joe Palombini
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Forecast for Australia
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View or Return to Review and Forecast for U.S. Winter
Comparison
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Winter Precipitation - Joe Palombini
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Air Pressure, Global Winds, and Weather Patterns
All Information Provided by Tarbuck
and Lutgens, Earth Science, pg. 419-462.
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Information taken from University of
Illinois WW2010, http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu.
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Severe Weather
Information taken from Tarbuck and Lutgens, Earth Science, pg. 436-462.
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