The 1997-1998 El Niño: “Old El Niños do die, and they die quickly”
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In early May of 1998 we saw the sea surface temperature signature of one of the strongest El Niños on record decay within a span of several weeks. At 125W the SST dropped over 5 oC in 17 days. What caused this abrupt end to the 1997-1998 El Niño? It is my goal to attempt to answer this question, at least in part, through the investigation of TAO mooring data including wind velocity, ocean SST, ocean currents, and sub-surface temperatures.
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