El nino la nina diagram and easy. El nino and la nina are a natural climate cycle. Hier sieht man die abweichung der. The three phases of the el ninosouthern oscillation enso the neutral phase in the neutral state neither el nino nor la nina trade winds blow east to west across the surface of the tropical pacific ocean bringing warm moist air and warmer surface waters towards the western pacific and keeping the central pacific ocean relatively cool. Another fast paced animation to help you with important earth science concepts.
How are they formed. What is el nino and la nina. This video is perfect for gcse asa level and ib dp. The name el nino from the spanish for the little boy refers to the christ child because the phenomenon is usually noticed around christmas time in the pacific ocean off the.
The left side of each diagram is the western pacific ocean near asia and the right side is the eastern pacific ocean near south america. El nino a ocean atmosphere phenomenon. Als el nino wird heute meist die warme phase eines 2 bis 7 jaehrigen zyklus im oestlichen und zentralen tropischen pazifik bezeichnet. Das klimaphaenomen el nino spielt im wechsel seinem la nina genannten gegenstueck im klimasystem der erde eine wichtige rolle.
Die entsprechende kalte phase heisst la nina. This animation takes a look at el nino and la nina events and how they impact australia and the world. Eine animation aus dem winterfruehjahr 2016 in der abschwaechungsphase des starken el nino ereignisses 201516 abbildung 1. El nino and la nina are opposite phases of what is known as the el nino southern oscillation enso cyclethe enso cycle is a scientific term that describes the fluctuations in temperature between the ocean and atmosphere in the east central equatorial pacific approximately between the international date line and 120 degrees west.
Redorange colors indicate warm ocean surface temperatures yellowgreenish colors indicate cooler temperatures. Records of el nino and la nina go back millions of years with evidence found in ice cores deep sea cores coral and tree rings. The pacific ocean signatures el nino is an important temperature fluctuation in surface waters of the tropical eastern pacific ocean. I use both an animation and also hand drawn notes to help explain the process.