El Ni·?o A warming of the ocean surface off the western coast of South America that occurs every 4 to 12 years when upwelling of cold, nutrient-rich water does not occur. It causes die-offs of plankton and fish and affects Pacific jet stream winds, altering storm tracks and creating unusual weather patterns in various parts of the world.el nino phenomenon 我知道的就是这个~呵呵
厄尔尼诺暖流,太平洋一种反常的自然现象。 一种地理灾害 和地震一样是个名词厄尔尼诺)又称厄尔尼诺海流,是太平洋赤道带大范围内海洋和大气相互作用后失去平衡而产生的一种气候现象,就是沃克环流圈东移造成的。正常情况下,热带太平洋区域的季风洋流是从美洲走向亚洲,使太平洋表面保持温暖,给印尼周围带来热带降雨。但这种模式每2—7年被打乱一次,使风向和洋流发生逆转,太平洋表层的热流就转而向东走向美洲,随之便带走了热带降雨,出现所谓的“厄尔尼诺现象”。 el nino) also known as el nino ocean currents, the equatorial pacific zone within a wide range of oceanic and atmospheric mutual effect after loss of balance caused by a climate phenomenon is walker circulations are eastward caused. under normal circumstances, the monsoon currents of the tropical pacific region is from america to asia, so that the surface of the pacific to keep warm, to bring the tropical rainfall around indonesia. but this model every 2 - 7 years is disrupted a, the winds and currents reversed, pacific ocean surface heat flow to turn to the east to america, immediately and then take the tropical rainfall, called "el nino phenomenon."