ENSO Influences on Seasonal Rainfall and River Discharge in Florida
ENSO Influences on Seasonal Rainfall and River Discharge in Florida
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ENSO 对佛罗里达州季节性降雨和河流流量的影响
DOI:
10.1175/1520-0442(2001)014
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发表时间:
2001
影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
M. Luther
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作者:
Nancy Schmidt;E. Lipp;J. Rose;M. Luther
Abstract Hemispherical and regional analyses of climatic patterns relating to El Nino–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) indicate strong responses in the southeastern United States, especially during the wintertime. Using Florida as an example, the authors focused on local-scale patterns within this region in order to examine the geographic variability of seasonal rainfall and river discharge as related to ENSO. Forty-eight years (1950–98) of precipitation and river discharge data in Florida were classified, using sea surface temperature anomaly data from the equatorial Pacific Ocean, as occurring during an El Nino (warm event), La Nina (cold event), or neither (neutral). Seasonal precipitation and streamflow both exhibited strong responses to ENSO as shown by their relationships to Nino-3.4 sea surface temperature anomalies. Florida does not respond as a uniform region to ENSO, particularly with respect to precipitation in the Panhandle and the southernmost areas of Florida. In particular, seasonal river discha...