SOUTHERN OSCILLATIONS


Meaning of SOUTHERN OSCILLATIONS in English

An oscillation in surface pressure differences between Tahiti and Darwin, Australia. This oscillation has a period of a few years. The Southern Oscillation is linked to El Niño and the Walker circulation. When the sea level pressure is anomalously low at Tahiti and anomalously high at Darwin, El Niño conditions occur.

Weather and meteorology English vocabulary.      Английский словарь погоды и метеорологии .