Consider the following statements El Nino Modoki 1 is a Tropospheric phenomenon congruent with the o...........

Geography and Environment (CSC) World climates

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Consider the following statements. El Nino Modoki

1. is a Tropospheric phenomenon congruent with the occurrence of El- Nino on the hydrosphere

2. Affects the land temperature rather than the sea temperature as in the case with El Nino

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

None of the above

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Explanation:

El Nino Modoki is a coupled ocean-atmosphere phenomenon in the tropical Pacific. It is different from another coupled phenomenon in the tropical Pacific namely, El Nino. Conventional El Nino is characterized by strong anomalous warming in the eastern equatorial Pacific. However, El Nino Modoki is associated with strong anomalous warming in the central tropical Pacific and cooling in the eastern and western tropical Pacific. Associated with this distinct warming and cooling patterns the teleconnections are very different from teleconnection patterns of the conventional El Nino. The El Niño Modoki significantly influences regional climates in China, Japan and US