El Niño enhances the subtropical jet stream by altering tropical Pacific heating and atmospheric circulation
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El Niño alters tropical Pacific heating and meridional temperature gradients, which directly impacts and enhances the positioning and behavior of the subtropical jet stream.
Evidence for · 2
Asymmetric impacts of El Niño and La Niña on the Pacific–North American teleconnection pattern: the role of subtropical jet stream
2021 · cited by 59
Paper 0 establishes that tropical Pacific warming during El Niño alters the meridional temperature gradient, shifting and modifying the subtropical jet stream.
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Contrasting impact of single-year and multi-year El Niño on the Pacific-North American teleconnection pattern
2024 · cited by 1
Paper 10 demonstrates that variations in El Niño's tropical heating and sea surface temperature anomalies drive distinct subtropical jet stream responses.