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Contributions of El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Diversity to Low-Frequency Changes in ENSO Variance (2307.11552v2)

Published 21 Jul 2023 in physics.ao-ph and cs.LG

Abstract: El Ni~no Southern Oscillation (ENSO) diversity is characterized based on the longitudinal location of maximum sea surface temperature anomalies (SSTA) and amplitude in the tropical Pacific, as Central Pacific (CP) events are typically weaker than Eastern Pacific (EP) events. SSTA pattern and intensity undergo low-frequency modulations, affecting ENSO prediction skill and remote impacts. Yet, how different ENSO types contribute to these decadal variations and long-term variance trends remain uncertain. Here, we decompose the low-frequency changes of ENSO variance into contributions from ENSO diversity categories. We propose a fuzzy clustering of monthly SSTA to allow for non-binary event category memberships. Our approach identifies two La Ni~na and three El Ni~no categories and shows that the shift of ENSO variance in the mid-1970s is associated with an increasing likelihood of strong La Ni~na and extreme El Ni~no events.

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