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El Niño southern oscillation

irregularly periodic variation in winds and sea surface temperatures over the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean
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El Niño southern oscillation

Summary

El Niño southern oscillation is a meteorological phenomenon[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of meteorological_phenomenon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,136 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • El Niño southern oscillation's instance of is recorded as meteorological phenomenon[3].
  • El Niño southern oscillation is a type of teleconnection[4].
  • El Niño southern oscillation's Commons category is recorded as El Niño/La Niña–Southern Oscillation[5].
  • El Niño southern oscillation comprises El Niño[6].
  • El Niño southern oscillation comprises La Niña[7].
  • El Niño southern oscillation comprises Southern Oscillation[8].
  • El Niño southern oscillation's located in/on physical feature is recorded as South Pacific Ocean[9].
  • El Niño southern oscillation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:El Niño-Southern Oscillation events[10].
  • El Niño southern oscillation's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'ENOS'}[11].
  • El Niño southern oscillation's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ENSO'}[12].
  • El Niño southern oscillation's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[13].

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Definition and Type

El Niño southern oscillation's instance of is recorded as meteorological phenomenon[3]. It is a type of teleconnection[4].

Use and Application

Components include El Niño[6], a type of meteorological phenomenon[14]; La Niña[7], a type of meteorological phenomenon[15]; and Southern Oscillation[8], an atmospheric phenomenon[16].

Why It Matters

El Niño southern oscillation ranks in the top 2% of meteorological_phenomenon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,136 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). El Niño southern oscillation. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/el-ni-o-southern-oscillation
MLA “El Niño southern oscillation.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/el-ni-o-southern-oscillation.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_el-ni-o-southern-oscillation_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{El Niño southern oscillation}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/el-ni-o-southern-oscillation}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Horcrux · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Enciclopedia della scienza e della tecnica id → el-nino
    Library of congress authority id → sh85125624
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007560966705171
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P1810]]: El Niño, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779097984573"
  2. 8w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → teleconnection
    Has part(s) → El Niño, La Niña, Southern Oscillation
    Instance of → —
    The guardian topic id → environment/elnino
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P3365]]: el-nino"
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