What is not a characteristic of an El Niño Southern Oscillation (ESNO)?
a. High pressure area shifts to the western Pacific
b. Trade winds across the Pacific weaken or reverse directions
c. Equatorial currents stop
d. Trade winds across the Pacific strengthen
ANS: D
The high pressure system that is normally positioned in the eastern Pacific shifts to the western Pacific.
The trade winds begin to weaken or even reverse direction. The warm waters then begin to move east
around December. Information can be found in the section El Niño and La Niña Are Exceptions to
Normal Wind and Current Flow.
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