@article{fdi:010062718,
  title = {{A}bout the role of {W}esterly {W}ind {E}vents in the possible development of an {E}l {N}ino in 2014},
  author = {{M}enk{\`e}s, {C}hristophe and {L}engaigne, {M}atthieu and {V}ialard, {J}{\'e}r{\^o}me and {P}uy, {M}. and {M}archesiello, {P}atrick and {C}ravatte, {S}ophie and {C}ambon, {G}ildas},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}imilarities between early 1997 and 2014 has prompted climate scientists to wonder if an {E}l {N}ino matching the 1997 "{E}l {N}ino of the century" could develop in 2014. {U}ntil {A}pril 2014, the equatorial {P}acific exhibited positive heat content anomalies along with an eastward warm pool displacement similar to those found during the onset of strong {E}l {N}ino events. {Y}et in {J}uly 2014, the warm pool had retreated back to its climatological positions and equatorial temperature anomalies were much weaker than in mid-1997. {D}edicated oceanic simulations reveal that these weak interannual anomalies can be attributed to differences in {W}esterly {W}ind {E}vent ({WWE}) sequences. {I}n contrast with 1997, the lack of {WWE}s from {A}pril to {J}une significantly limited the growth of eastern {P}acific anomalies and the eastward warm pool displacement in 2014. {W}ith the absence of additional {WWE} activity, prospects for a mature {E}l {N}ino in late 2014 are fading.},
  keywords = {{PACIFIQUE} ; {ZONE} {EQUATORIALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}eophysical {R}esearch {L}etters},
  volume = {41},
  numero = {18},
  pages = {6476--6483},
  ISSN = {0094-8276},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1002/2014gl061186},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062718},
}