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Island Climate Update 144 - September 2012

An overview of the present climate in the tropical South Pacific Islands, with an outlook for the coming months, to assist in dissemination of climate information in the Pacific region

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Introduction

El Niño / Southern Oscillation (ENSO)

  • The Tropical Pacific Ocean continues to edge towards El Niño, but the atmospheric circulation has yet to show anomaly patterns typical of El Niño.