what controls the duration of el niño and la niña events?...la niña weak el nino (jan 1225)...
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What Controls the Duration of El Niño and La Niña Events?
Xian Wu, Yuko Okumura and Pedro DiNezio
University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG)
Impact of Multi-year La Nina Events
Contours: SLP (1 hPa)
SST (°C) Precip. (mm/day)
Nov(0)-Apr(1) Nov(1)-Apr(2)
Okumura, DiNezio and Deser (2017, GRL)
Composite Anomalies (HadISST/GPCC/20CR, 1901-2012)
Diverse Evolution of ENSO EventsNiño-3.4 SST Index
(HadISST, 1900-2016)
El Niño
La Niña
| Niño-3.4 | > 0.75σin Oct(0)-Feb(1)
Dec(0)Dec(-1) Dec(+1)
Dec(0)Dec(-1) Dec(+1)
What controls the duration of El Niño and La Niña?
1-yr vs. 2-yr Events: Observations (1900-2016)El
Niñ
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Niñ
a
1-yr Events 2-yr Events
|Niño3.4| < 0.5σin Oct(1)-Feb(2)
|Niño3.4| > 0.5σin Oct(1)-Feb(2)
Composite (p=0.2)
Dec(0)Dec(-1) Dec(+1)
Dec(0)Dec(-1) Dec(+1)
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Onsettiming
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1-yr vs. 2-yr Events: CESM1 PI Control Run (1800 yrs)El
Niñ
oLa
Niñ
a
1-yr Events 2-yr Events
|Niño3.4| < 0.5σin Oct(1)-Feb(2)
|Niño3.4| > 0.5σin Oct(1)-Feb(2)
Composite (p=0.01)
Dec(0)Dec(-1) Dec(+1)
Dec(0)Dec(-1) Dec(+1)
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Onsettiming
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Relative Importance of These Factors (CESM1)
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El Niño
La Niña
Preceding Event Amp. Onset Timing Peak Amp.
Onsettiming
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DiNezio et al. (2017, Clim. Dyn.)
CESM1
Leading Factors for El Niño and La Niña Duration (CESM1)
OnsetTiming
#%
#%
El Niño La Niña
Niño3.4in Dec(-1)
How do these factors affect the duration ofEl Niño and La Niña in CESM1?
Dec(0)
Dec(-1)
Dec(1)
Dec(0)
Dec(-1)
Dec(1)
Dec(0)
Dec(-1)
Dec(1)
Role of Oceanic Adjustments (CESM1)
1-yr Event
Earlier Onset
1-yr minus 2-yr
Apr(1) ZTC
Thermocline Depth (ZTC) and SST Composite Anomalies (3S-3N)
Dec(1) N34r=0.79
Earliernegativefeedback
Apr(1) ZTC
2-yr Event
El N
iño
LaN
iña
Weaker El Nino
Smaller discharge
Dec(-1) N34
r=-0.52
Wind inFeb/Mar(1)
WindFeb/Mar(1)
Dec(1) N34r=0.66
1-yr
2-yr
Diff(1-2)
SST and Surface Wind Composite Anomalies in Feb/Mar(1) El Niño La Niña
SST (°C)
Role of Atmospheric Adjustments (CESM1)
CAM5 forced with tropical SST anomalies from CESM1 (15 members)
Diff(1-2)
1-yr Event 1-yr minus 2-yr2-yr EventSST Composite Anomalies (3S-3N)
Interbasin SST AdjustmentsEl
Niñ
oLa
Niñ
a
Indian Pacific Atlantic
SST (°C)
Dec(0)
Dec(-1)
Dec(1)
Earlier onset
Earlierinterbasin
adjustments
Negative SST gradienttoward the Pacific
Dec(0)
Dec(-1)
Dec(1)
WeakerEl Nino
Weakerinterbasin
adjustments
Apr(1)
Apr(1)WeakerLa Nina Positive SST gradient
toward the Pacific
SummarySummary of Diagnostic Analysis
El Niño
La Niña
Timing of Onset
Timing of1) Thermocline adjustments E Pacific thermocline Duration
2) Indian/Atlantic SST adjustments W Pacific winds
Amplitude of Preceding El Nino
Amplitude of1) Eq. heat content discharge E Pacific thermocline Duration
2) Indian/Atlantic SST adjustments & La Nina W Pacific winds
Can we predict the duration of El Niño and La Niñaevents based on these factors?
CESM1 Perfect Model Forecast ExperimentsLa
Niñ
a
Strong El Nino (Jan 1455)Weak El Nino (Jan 1225)30-member ensemble
forecasts initializedwith oceanic conditions
from the CESM1 PIcontrol run
DiNezio et al. (2017, Clim. Dyn.)
Early Onset (Apr 1729) Late Onset (Sep 1236)
El N
iño
20-member ensembleforecasts
What is the predictabilityin the real world?
Analysis of the CESM1decadal prediction
large ensemble(DiNezio et al. 2017, GRL)