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Contents Introduction Normal Pacific currents Changes with El Niño
Measurement Effects Research Prediction Conclusions

The Pacific from Space (6k)

El Niño Southern Oscillation

A Computer Methods 1 Project

By Adrian Taylor


This document was prepared by Adrian Taylor for his Computer Methods 1 project at the University of Bristol. More professional information may be found at various places: the USA Today newspaper has produced a brief description here, while NCAR covers it in more depth. The same question is again answered in an El Niño Educational Module for US schools. A list of relevant books may be found at this Australian page. There are several good links pages available, most notably this one. rule (3546bytes)

Icon (1107bytes)Contents

  1. Icon (1003bytes) Introduction
  2. Icon (501bytes) How the normal Pacific current system works
  3. Icon (1011bytes) Changes that occur with El Niño
  4. Icon (1051bytes) Measurement of El Niño
  5. Icon (1240bytes) Effects of El Niño
  6. Icon (250bytes) Current research
  7. Icon (1067bytes) Prediction
  8. Icon (1020bytes) Conclusions

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