| Descriptor in English: | El Niño Phenomenon |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Fenómeno de El Niño |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Fenômeno El Niño |
| Descriptor in 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 |
| 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: |
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 |
| See also the descriptors: |
El Nino-Southern Oscillation
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| DeCS UI: | 34613 |
| Descriptor UI: | DDCS034613 |
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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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