Glossary |
Select a letter from the index given below,
to be shown those glossary items which begin with the same letter.
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East Coast Lows |
East Coast Lows are intense low-pressure systems which occur on average several times each year off the eastern coast of Australia, in particular southern Queensland, NSW and eastern Victoria. |
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El Niņo |
Nowadays, the term El Niņo refers
to the extensive warming of the central and eastern Pacific that leads
to a major shift in weather patterns across the Pacific. In Australia
(particularly eastern Australia), El Niņo events are associated with an
increased probability of drier conditions.
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ENSO |
Stands for El Niņo-Southern Oscillation. 'El
Niņo' used here refers to the warming of the oceans in the equatorial
eastern and central Pacific; Southern Oscillation is the changes in atmospheric
pressure (and climate systems) associated with this warming
(hence 'Southern
Oscillation Index' to measure these changes). 'ENSO' is used colloquially
to describe the whole suite of changes associated with an 'El Niņo' event
- to rainfall, oceans, atmospheric pressure etc. |
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Equatorial trough |
Zone of relatively low pressure which lies between the subtropical anticyclones
of the two hemispheres. |
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Evaporate |
Change from a liquid to a gas. |
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Expand |
Increase in size. |
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