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The document discusses the triggering of El Niño events and the role of the Easterly/Westerly Wind Convergence Zone (EWCZ). It finds that internal waves like Kelvin waves and Rossby waves regularly form beneath the EWCZ. When the longitude of the EWCZ is east of 175°E, the Kelvin waves reach the eastern Pacific and trigger an El Niño event. The position of the EWCZ, which displaces in phase with the Southern Oscillation Index, determines the climate state in the Pacific and triggers the initiation of El Niñ
- Author
- Emanuel Santiago Luna Toledo
- Language
- EN