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    1997 was an El Niño year because sea surface temperatures in the eastern tropical Pacific were much warmer than normal, especially along the Peruvian coast as shown in the December 1997 figure. 1998 was a La Niña year, not a normal year, because sea surface temperatures in the eastern tropical Pacific were much cooler than average with the coldest area off the South American coast, as evidenced by the December 1998 figure shown in blue shades.

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    1997 was an El Niño year because sea surface temperatures in the eastern tropical Pacific were much warmer than normal, especially along the Peruvian coast as shown in the December 1997 figure. 1998 was a La Niña year, not a normal year, because sea surface temperatures in the eastern tropical Pacific were much cooler than average with the coldest area off the South American coast, as evidenced by the December 1998 figure shown in blue shades.

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    1997 was an El Niño year because sea surface temperatures in the eastern tropical Pacific were much warmer than normal, especially along the Peruvian coast as shown in the December 1997 figure. 1998 was a La Niña year, not a normal year, because sea surface temperatures in the eastern tropical Pacific were much cooler than average with the coldest area off the South American coast, as evidenced by the December 1998 figure shown in blue shades.

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    Chapter 1 Question 4

    Use arguments obtained from Figure 1.1 to explain why 1997 was an El Nino
    year,
    and why 1998 was not. Also explain why 1998 was in fact a La Nina
    year, and not an
    ordinary year.

    Answer
    The best arguments come from the bottom two figures in Figure 1.1, which indicate differences with a normal year. They are repeated below.

    10N

    140E

    160E

    180

    160W

    140W

    120W

    100W

    6
    4

    0
    -2

    -4
    -6

    10S

    Differences with normal situation

    December 1997

    This figure, for December 1997, obviously has as main colours yellow and
    red, and this indicates sea surface temperatures above normal. Observe that the
    areas of warming up are especially towards the Peruvian coast.

    10N

    140E

    160E

    180

    160W

    140W

    120W

    100W

    6
    4

    0
    -2

    -4
    -6

    10S

    Differences with normal situation

    December 1998

    This figure, for December 1998, obviously has as main colours various shades of blue, and this indicates sea surface temperatures below normal. Observe
    that the centre of colder-than-average area is off the coast.

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