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Concept information

Preferred term

La Nina

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information La Niña, a phase of El Niño-Southern Oscillation, is a periodic cooling of surface ocean waters in the eastern tropical Pacific along with a shift in convection in the western Pacific further west than the climatological average. These conditions affect weather patterns around the world.

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • La Niña

In other languages

  • Spanish

  • fenómeno La Niña
  • La Niña-Oscilación del Sur

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/69674

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