1. El NIÑO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION - ENSO

2. Weakening of trade winds related to atmospheric pressure difference between western and eastern Pacific
How can we predict it?
How often does it occur?

3. Animation

4. Periodicity: 2-10 years

5. SST Niño Niña Color (~plankton)

6. Earth is warming Relative to the mean 1951-1980

8. There are natural mechanisms that influence climate
(prepared by Lonnie Thompson – Ohio State University)

9. Natural Mechanisms
Milankovitch Cycles

10. (prepared by Lonnie Thompson – Ohio State University)

11. Ice Cores

12. Dome-C
(prepared by Lonnie Thompson – Ohio State University)

13. Interglacial Periods DOME-C

14. Núcleo de hielo VOSTOK (3.6 km)
Dome-C
Núcleo de hielo VOSTOK (3.6 km)
(prepared by Lonnie Thompson – Ohio State University)

15. Concentrations of CO2 & CH4
Past, Present & Future
Para 2100:
Para 2100
Para 2100:
Mauna Loa
400 Mauna Loa
En 2008
2008
(prepared by Lonnie Thompson – Ohio State University)

16. http://oceanworld. tamu