厦门大学海洋科学导论课件(水文部分)lect19-1226.pptVIP

Tropical cyclone of Hurricane strength The eye of the hurricane Elena 5.3 The path 5.4 Damage Cost Folly beach, Charleston SC-Before 1993 Current Folly beach El Ni?o Southern Oscillation (ENSO) The prevailing southeast trade winds that create the nearly permanent zone of divergence and upwelling along the west coast of South America occasionally fail and the upwelling ceases. This situation is called the El Ni?o and is characterized by abnormally high sea surface temperatures in the eastern Pacific. The El Ni?o is often followed by abnormally cold periods called La Ni?a that can also strong