The History of the El Niño - Southern Oscillation according to lacustrine and marine sediments

Authors

  • Santiago Giralt
  • Ana Moreno Caballud
  • Roberto Bao
  • Alberto Sáez Ruiz
  • Blas L. Valero-Garcés
  • J. J. Pueyo
  • B. B. Klosowska
  • Armand Hernández
  • Penélope González-Sampériz
  • Conxita Taberner

Abstract

The large impact of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in our industrial society has spurred the scientific community to understand the physical processes that trigger this climate phenomenum and to elucidate its history. The sedimentary record of natural sensors, such as lakes and seas, was used to reconstruct the history of the ENSO and to obtain a comprehensive history of this climate phenomenon throughout the last 4 million years.

Published

2008-09-15