El Niño is a time of ____
a. warmer than normal ocean water in the Pacific Ocean west of South America
b. colder than normal ocean water in the Pacific Ocean west of South America
c. strong upwelling off the west coast of South America
d. abnormally fast ocean currents worldwide
e. stronger than normal currents carrying warm water towards Western Europe
a
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Rossby waves
A) have troughs that develop behind surface cold fronts. B) can have up to three troughs for every ridge, and vice versa. C) have little effect on divergence aloft. D) have little effect on surface pressure.
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A. First B. Second C. Third