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Sloshing Model for ENSO

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics 2020-09-01 v4 Geophysics

Abstract

The El Nino southern oscillation (ENSO) behavior can be effectively modeled as a response to a 2nd-order Mathieu/Hill differential equation with periodic coefficients describing sloshing of a volume of water. The forcing of the equation derives from QBO, angular momentum changes synchronized with the Chandler wobble, and solar insolation variations. One regime change was identified in 1980. (See floating note)

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@article{arxiv.1411.0815,
  title  = {Sloshing Model for ENSO},
  author = {Paul R. Pukite},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1411.0815},
  year   = {2020}
}

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4 pages, 5 figures

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