Response of the Antarctic Stratosphere to Two Types of El Nino Events

• Main Authors: Molod, A. M., Newman, P. A., Oman, L. D., Hurwitz, M. M.
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Meteorology and Climatology; Antarctic; Merra; Pacific; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20100031214

This study is the first to identify a robust El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) signal in the Antarctic stratosphere. El Nino events are classified as either conventional "cold tongue" events (positive SST anomalies in the Nino 3 region) or "warm pool" events (positive SST anoma...