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El Nino-Southern Oscillation MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
El Nino-Southern Oscillation
Tree Number(s)
G16.500.275.071.387
Unique ID
D059000
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D059000
Scope Note
El Nino-Southern Oscillation or ENSO is a cycle of extreme alternating warm El Niño and cold La Nina events which is the dominant year-to-year climate pattern on Earth. Both terms refer to large-scale changes in sea-surface temperature across the eastern tropical Pacific. ENSO is associated with a heightened risk of certain vector-borne diseases. (From http://www.elnino.noaa.gov/lanina_new_faq.html, accessed 5/12/2020)
Entry Term(s)
El Nino
La Nina
Previous Indexing
Climate (1995-2010)
Public MeSH Note
2011
History Note
2011
Date Established
2011/01/01
Date of Entry
2010/06/25
Revision Date
2013/07/09
El Nino-Southern Oscillation Preferred
El Nino Narrower
La Nina Narrower
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