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What is the name of the irregular periodic variation in winds and sea surface temperatures over the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean?
What is the name of the irregular periodic variation in winds and sea surface temperatures over the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean?
- ELSO
- ENSO (correct)
- ATMO
- SUNO
During the warming phase of the sea temperature, what is it called?
During the warming phase of the sea temperature, what is it called?
- El Niño (correct)
- La Niña
- El Sol
- La Luna
What is the specific atmospheric component that accompanies the sea temperature change during El Niño and La Niña?
What is the specific atmospheric component that accompanies the sea temperature change during El Niño and La Niña?
- Northern Oscillation
- Eastern Oscillation
- Southern Oscillation (correct)
- Western Oscillation
Which phase of the ENSO is characterized by high air surface pressure in the tropical western Pacific?
Which phase of the ENSO is characterized by high air surface pressure in the tropical western Pacific?
What results from a high-pressure area over the eastern Pacific Ocean and a low-pressure system over Indonesia according to the text?
What results from a high-pressure area over the eastern Pacific Ocean and a low-pressure system over Indonesia according to the text?
What effect does weakening or reversal of the Walker circulation have on the ocean surface temperatures?
What effect does weakening or reversal of the Walker circulation have on the ocean surface temperatures?
What are the two other main internal climate variability phenomena besides ENSO?
What are the two other main internal climate variability phenomena besides ENSO?
Which regions of the world are most affected by extreme weather caused by the oscillations of the climate pattern discussed?
Which regions of the world are most affected by extreme weather caused by the oscillations of the climate pattern discussed?
Why did South American fisherman refer to the warming of coastal waters around Christmas as 'El Niño'?
Why did South American fisherman refer to the warming of coastal waters around Christmas as 'El Niño'?
What did Sir Gilbert Walker discover that is now known as the 'Southern Oscillation'?
What did Sir Gilbert Walker discover that is now known as the 'Southern Oscillation'?
Why is ENSO considered one of the most important climate phenomena on Earth?
Why is ENSO considered one of the most important climate phenomena on Earth?
Why doesn't the acronym 'ENSO' include the term 'La Niña'?
Why doesn't the acronym 'ENSO' include the term 'La Niña'?
How does acid rain affect agriculture?
How does acid rain affect agriculture?
What is a direct consequence of acid rain on the aquatic ecosystem?
What is a direct consequence of acid rain on the aquatic ecosystem?
Which heavy metals can leach into drinking water as a result of acid rain?
Which heavy metals can leach into drinking water as a result of acid rain?
How does acid rain impact buildings and monuments?
How does acid rain impact buildings and monuments?
What is the chemical reaction between acid rain and marble?
What is the chemical reaction between acid rain and marble?
Why is the Taj Mahal largely affected by acid rain?
Why is the Taj Mahal largely affected by acid rain?
What are the primary components that contribute to the formation of acid rain?
What are the primary components that contribute to the formation of acid rain?
Who is credited with inventing the term 'acid rain'?
Who is credited with inventing the term 'acid rain'?
How did Robert Angus Smith come up with the term 'acid rain'?
How did Robert Angus Smith come up with the term 'acid rain'?
Which natural events contribute to the release of Sulphur and Nitrogen particles into the atmosphere?
Which natural events contribute to the release of Sulphur and Nitrogen particles into the atmosphere?
What reaction leads to the formation of weak carbonic acid in clean rainwater?
What reaction leads to the formation of weak carbonic acid in clean rainwater?
How does acid rain affect agriculture, plants, and animals?
How does acid rain affect agriculture, plants, and animals?
What term was coined in the late 1960s to describe the connection between changes in the ocean and the atmosphere?
What term was coined in the late 1960s to describe the connection between changes in the ocean and the atmosphere?
Which term gained prominence in the 1980s to describe a cooling phase of ENSO?
Which term gained prominence in the 1980s to describe a cooling phase of ENSO?
What phenomenon, observed since the late 1970s, involves a steady lowering of about four percent in the total amount of ozone in Earth's atmosphere?
What phenomenon, observed since the late 1970s, involves a steady lowering of about four percent in the total amount of ozone in Earth's atmosphere?
Which manufactured chemicals are the main causes of ozone depletion and the ozone hole?
Which manufactured chemicals are the main causes of ozone depletion and the ozone hole?
What process catalyzes the breakdown of ozone (O3) into oxygen (O2) in the stratosphere?
What process catalyzes the breakdown of ozone (O3) into oxygen (O2) in the stratosphere?
What has been observed to increase as emissions of halocarbons increased?
What has been observed to increase as emissions of halocarbons increased?
