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East Asian Monsoon System
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The East Asian Monsoon System (EAMS) is a dominant, seasonally reversing wind circulation pattern that profoundly influences the climate, hydrology, and biosystems of East Asia, spanning regions from Siberia to the Maritime Continent. Characterized by a massive seasonal oscillation between dry, cold northerly winds in winter and warm, humid southerly winds in summer, the [EAMS](/entries/east-asian-m…
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El Nino Events
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Mechanism and Evolution
The fundamental mechanism driving El Niño is a weakening or reversal of the prevailing trade winds (easterlies) across the equatorial Pacific Ocean. In the canonical "neutral" state, the Walker Circulation maintains a steep east-west gradient in sea surface temperature, with warm water piled up in the western Pacific Ocean (the Maritime Continent) and cooler, nutrient… -
El Nino Events
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Walker Circulation Disruption
The primary atmospheric impact is the collapse of the ascending branch of the Walker Circulation over the Maritime Continent and the establishment of an anomalous descending motion (subsidence) over the western Pacific Ocean. This subsidence inhibits rainfall, often leading to severe drought conditions in Australia, [Indo…