How the July 2014 easterly wind burst gave the 2015–2016 El Niño a head start

Abstract Following strong westerly wind bursts in boreal winter and spring of 2014, both the scientific community and the popular press were abuzz with the possibility of a major El Niño developing. However, during the boreal summer of 2014, the Bjerknes feedback failed to kick in, aided and abetted...

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Main Authors: Aaron F. Z. Levine, Michael J. McPhaden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-06-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL069204
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