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ENSO and the stratosphere

The El Niño/Southern Oscillation phenomenon is the most prominent source of climate variability. Emerging evidence suggests that its signature is not limited to the lower layers of the atmosphere.

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Figure 1: Dynamical connection between ENSO and the stratosphere.

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Manzini, E. ENSO and the stratosphere. Nature Geosci 2, 749–750 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo677

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