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Terme préférentiel

el Niño  

Définition

  • Originally a warm ocean current that periodically flows southwards along the coast of Ecuador and northern Peru during the Southern Hemisphere summer when the Southeast trade winds are weak- est. The term is Spanish for ‘Christ Child’, which is associated with its occurrence shortly after Christmas. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environmental Change; El Niño]

Concept générique

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-V338SM5Q-8

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