@article{fdi:010062443,
  title = {{T}he impact of westerly wind bursts on the diversity and predictability of {E}l {N}ino events : an ocean energetics perspective},
  author = {{H}u, {S}. {N}. and {F}edorov, {A}. {V}. and {L}engaigne, {M}atthieu and {G}uilyardi, {E}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n this study, we apply ocean energetics as a diagnostic tool to investigate the impact of westerly wind bursts ({WWB}s) on the evolution, diversity, and predictability of {E}l {N}ino events. {F}ollowing {F}edorov et al. (2014), we add an observed {WWB} to simulations within a comprehensive coupled model and explore changes in the available potential energy ({APE}) of the tropical {P}acific basin. {W}e find that {WWB} impacts strongly depend on the ocean initial state and can range from a {C}entral {P}acific ({CP}) to {E}astern {P}acific ({EP}) warming, which is closely reflected by the ocean energetics. {C}onsequently, the {APE} can be used to quantify the diversity of {E}l {N}ino events within this continuum-higher negative {APE} values typically correspond to {EP} events, lower values to {CP} events. {W}e also find that a superimposed {WWB} enhances {E}l {N}ino predictability even before the spring predictability barrier, if one uses the {APE} as a predictor.},
  keywords = {{PACIFIQUE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}eophysical {R}esearch {L}etters},
  volume = {41},
  numero = {13},
  pages = {4654--4663},
  ISSN = {0094-8276},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1002/2014gl059573},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062443},
}