On the Relative Role of East and West Pacific Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Gradients in the Prediction Skill of Central Pacific NINO3.4 SST

Lekshmi S, Rajib Chattopadhyay, D. S. Pai +4

Dominant modes of SST in the west and east Pacific show strong but regionally different gradients caused by waves, internal dynamics, and anthropogenic warming, which drives air-se…