Open AccessRetracted: ENSO‐related modulation of coastal upwelling along the central east coast of India
Author(s) -
Muni Krishna K.,
Ramalingeswara Rao S.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
atmospheric science letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.951
H-Index - 45
ISSN - 1530-261X
DOI - 10.1002/asl.204
Subject(s) - upwelling , el niño southern oscillation , bay , teleconnection , oceanography , climatology , bengal , sea surface temperature , multivariate enso index , southern oscillation , environmental science , structural basin , geology , paleontology
An index of El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in the Pacific during February through April is shown to account for a significant part of the variability of coastal sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies measured a few months later within the central east coast of India (CEI). This ENSO‐related modulation of coastal upwelling appears to contribute to the connection observed at the basin‐scale between ENSO and SST in the Bay of Bengal. The ability to use this teleconnection to give warning of large changes in the CEI a few months in advance is exemplified using data 1998–1999 ENSO events. Copyright © 2008 Royal Meteorological Society