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Two Equations that Unlock El Niño

by Jérôme Vialard 5 June 20254 June 2025

Despite the El Niño–Southern Oscillation’s global reach and complex ocean–atmosphere interactions across timescales, two simple, elegant equations capture its key dynamics and defining properties.

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