Abstract: In the western South Pacific, one year after a typical El Niño event, anomalous hydroclimatic conditions replace the usual ones. The abnormal meteorological conditions are characterized by the Inter-tropical Convergence ...

Abstract: For the western South Pacific Ocean, the 1956?73 surface salinity is compared with the rainfall and wind information along the 180° meridian. On the equator, short periods of low salinity are associated with strong rainfall ...