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Descriptor English: El Niño Phenomenon
Descriptor Spanish: Fenómeno de El Niño
Descriptor fenómeno de El Niño
Scope note: Calentamiento anómalo del agua del océano resultante de la oscilación de una corriente del Pacífico del Sur, que suele asociarse a fuertes lluvias en la región costera de Perú y Chile y a la reducción de lluvia en África ecuatorial y Australia (Material II - IDNDR, 1992).
Descriptor Portuguese: Fenômeno El Niño
Descriptor French: Phénomène El Niño
Tree number(s): SP4.606.697.352
SP8.190.450.270
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)
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
Related: El Nino-Southern Oscillation MeSH
DeCS ID: 34613
Unique ID: DDCS034613
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El Niño Phenomenon - Preferred
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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