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Among the top ten extreme U.S. tornado outbreak years during 1950-2010, seven years including the top three are identified with a strongly positive Trans-Niño phase. Modeling experiments suggest that a positive Trans-Niño phase provides large-scale atmospheric conditions conducive to intense tornado outbreaks over the U.S.
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This page is a summary of: Is There an Optimal ENSO Pattern That Enhances Large-Scale Atmospheric Processes Conducive to Tornado Outbreaks in the United States?, Journal of Climate, February 2013, American Meteorological Society,
DOI: 10.1175/jcli-d-12-00128.1.
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