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What causes El Niño by causing the ocean surface to reach above average temperatures?
What causes El Niño by causing the ocean surface to reach above average temperatures?
- Weakening or reversal of the Walker circulation (correct)
- High air surface pressure in the tropical western Pacific
- Low air surface pressure in the tropical western Pacific
- The Southern Oscillation
What is the cooling phase of the sea temperature known as in the El Niño–Southern Oscillation?
What is the cooling phase of the sea temperature known as in the El Niño–Southern Oscillation?
- Walker circulation
- Southern Oscillation
- La Niña (correct)
- El Niño
What atmospheric component is coupled with the sea temperature change in the El Niño–Southern Oscillation?
What atmospheric component is coupled with the sea temperature change in the El Niño–Southern Oscillation?
- Trade winds
- Southern Oscillation (correct)
- Pressure gradient force
- Walker circulation
What is the warming phase of the sea temperature known as in the El Niño–Southern Oscillation?
What is the warming phase of the sea temperature known as in the El Niño–Southern Oscillation?
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What causes La Niña, resulting in cooler ocean temperatures due to increased upwelling?
What causes La Niña, resulting in cooler ocean temperatures due to increased upwelling?
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