ClassOutline
TodaywearegoingtowatchashortNationalGeographicvideo.Thenyouwillusea
NationalGeographicreadingtoworkinsmallgroupsandanswertheNatGeo
Readingquestionsbelow.
Atsomepoint,gotothecomputerinagroupof3-4andgothrougheachclimate.gov
tabtoanswerthequestionsintheclimate.govsectionaboutENSOcurrently.
Last,completethemapquestionusingtheclimate.govandNatGeoinformation.
NatGeoReadingQuestions–useyourreadingsandthevideotoanswerthese
Writetheletterofthematchingdescriptionafterthenumberedterm
1.ElNino_______
a)Measurestheoccurrenceandintensity
2.LaNina_______
ofElNinoevents
3.ElNinoSouthernOscillation_______
b)CoolphaseofENSO
4.OceanicNinoIndex(ONI)_______
c)WarmphaseofENSO
d)Largerweatherpatternincludinga
coolandwarmphaseandchangeinair
pressureintheSouthernPacific
DescribeUPWELLING(includesearises,temperaturechanges).
WhatareTELECONNECTIONS(inyourownwords)?
DefineTHERMOCLINE(inyourownwords).
WhatistheimpactofElNinoontheeconomiesofEquadorandPeru,andwhy?
WhatistheimpactofElNinoonIndonesiaandAustralia?
Inyourownwords,describetheElNinocycle(youcanincludeLaNinaandENSO)
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Climate.govQuestions
Gotothecomputerandlookateachtaboftheclimate.govpageaboutElNinoandLa
Ninathatisopen.
Whatcycleareweincurrently?
WhatistheimpactofLaNinaonthewinterweatherintheUS?
WhatistheimpactofLaNinaonthe(NorthernHemisphere)winterandearly
springin3non-USplaces?
MappingExercise
(Youmaywanttousetheclimate.govmapsforthis,oryourphoneifyouneedhelp.)
Nowshowusthatyou’vereallygotthis…usethemapandwhatyou’velearnedto
drawoutElNinopatterns.Usedifferentcolorsforwarmandcoldwater,andarrows
toindicatedirection.
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