Relationship between sea surface salinity anomalies, sea surface temperature anomalies, and freshwater flux anomalies in the tropical Pacific. The sea surface salinity anomalies in the tropical western Pacific correspond to SST anomalies in the equatorial eastern Pacific, while the sea surface salinity anomalies correspond to precipitation and evaporation anomalies during ENSO. The blue area indicates sea surface salinity anomalies and the red sea surface temperature anomalies. (IMAGE)

Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Relationship between sea surface salinity anomalies, sea surface temperature anomalies, and freshwater flux anomalies in the tropical Pacific. The sea surface salinity anomalies in the tropical western Pacific correspond to SST anomalies in the equatorial eastern Pacific, while the sea surface salinity anomalies correspond to precipitation and evaporation anomalies during ENSO. The blue area indicates sea surface salinity anomalies and the red sea surface temperature anomalies.

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Relationship between sea surface salinity anomalies, sea surface temperature anomalies, and freshwater flux anomalies in the tropical Pacific. The sea surface salinity anomalies in the tropical western Pacific correspond to SST anomalies in the equatorial eastern Pacific, while the sea surface salinity anomalies correspond to precipitation and evaporation anomalies during ENSO. The blue area indicates sea surface salinity anomalies and the red sea surface temperature anomalies.

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