el_nino {BCT}

El Nino

Description

This dataset consists of 495 annual observations between 1525 to 2020, with 0 representing the absence of an El Nino event and 1 indicating its presence. El Nino is one of the most influential natural climate patterns on earth. It impacts ocean temperatures, the strength of ocean currents, and the local weather in South America.

Usage

el_nino

Format

An object of class "character".

References

W.H. Quinn, V.T. Neal, and S.E. Antunez De Mayolo. El Nino occurrences over the past four and a half centuries. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 92(C13):14449–14461, 1987. (Quinn)

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