Descriptor English: | El Niño Phenomenon | ||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Fenómeno de El Niño
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Fenômeno El Niño | ||||
Descriptor French: | Phénomène El Niño | ||||
Tree number(s): |
SP4.016.132.553.929.210 SP4.016.137.558.939.235.421 SP8.473.654.587.492.428 |
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Scope note: | An anomalous warming of ocean water resulting from the oscillation of a current in the South Pacific, usually accompanied by heavy rainfall in the coastal region of Peru and Chile, and reduction of rainfall in equatorial Africa and Australia (Material II - IDNDR, 1992) |
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Allowable Qualifiers: |
AE adverse effects AN analysis CL classification EC economics EH ethnology ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence MT methods PC prevention & control PL policies SN statistics & numerical data |
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Related: |
El Nino-Southern Oscillation
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DeCS ID: | 34613 | ||||
Unique ID: | DDCS034613 | ||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
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El Niño Phenomenon
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Concept UI |
FD00060513 |
Scope note | An anomalous warming of ocean water resulting from the oscillation of a current in the South Pacific, usually accompanied by heavy rainfall in the coastal region of Peru and Chile, and reduction of rainfall in equatorial Africa and Australia (Material II - IDNDR, 1992) |
Preferred term | El Niño Phenomenon |
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