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El Niño southern oscillation

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At a glance

El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a global climate phenomenon that emerges from variation in winds and sea surface temperatures over the tropical Pacific Ocean.

Disciplines
Earth & Space Sciences · Oceanography · Climatology
Role in the graph
Cross-disciplinary bridge — reaches Atmospheric Science, Environmental Science, Geography, Meteorology, Physics
Relationships
2 · 2 relation families
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  • This view connects 21 disciplines: Agriculture, Astronomy, Atmospheric Science, Biology, Climatology, Complexity Science, Earth & Space Sciences, Ecology, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Science, Geography, Geometry, Mathematical Modelling, Mathematics, Meteorology, Oceanography, Physics, Statistical Physics, Systems Engineering, Systems Science.
  • El Niño southern oscillation is a bridge concept — viewed here through Climatology, Earth & Space Sciences, Oceanography.
  • The connections here span 4 relation families.
  • Feedback loop explains 7 concepts in this view (Atmospheric Science, Biology, Climatology, Complexity Science, Earth & Space Sciences, Ecology, Engineering, Environmental Science, Geography, Mathematical Modelling, Meteorology, Oceanography, Physics, Systems Engineering, Systems Science).

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From a Leaf to the ClimateWhy Music Moves UsHow Machines LearnReasoning about a Leaf and the Climate

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