NALT

Preferred term

El Nino

Topic

A warming of the ocean current along the coasts of Peru and Ecuador that is generally associated with dramatic changes in the weather patterns of the region; a major El Niño event generally occurs every 3 to 7 years and is associated with changes in the weather patterns worldwide.

weather

El Niño
El Nino Southern Oscillation

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

51544

Spanish

El Niño Oscilación del Sur
Corriente del Niño
Corriente El Niño
El Niño
ENSO (El Niño Oscilación del Sur)
Evento El Niño
fenómeno El Niño
Síndrome El Niño

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/69673

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Created 11/14/06, last modified 1/15/15