
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Gamble, Felicity 
A1  - Beard, Grant 
A1  - Watkins, Andrew 
A1  - Jones, David 
A1  - Ganter, Catherine 
A1  - Webb, Vanessa 
A1  - Evans, Alex 
T1  - Tracking the El Nino-Southern Oscillation in real-time: a staged communication approach to event onset
JF  - Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science
JO  - JSHESS
Y1  - 2017
VL  - 67
IS  - 2
SP  - 64
EP  - 78
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/ES17006 
N2  - Communicating the development of El Ni&#xf1;o and La Ni&#xf1;a events is often challenging, largely due to the general misconception that the transition to an event can occur rapidly &#x2013; like flicking a switch. Additionally, in Australia the association of El Ni&#xf1;o with drought, and La Ni&#xf1;a with flood, and the impacts that result, can often cloud the message. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology is responsible for issuing updates on the current status of the El Ni&#xf1;o-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), and declaring the onset and demise of an event. To assist in the communication of this often complex message, the Bureau of Meteorology developed an online tool, the ENSO Outlook, to keep stakeholders informed of the potential for El Ni&#xf1;o or La Ni&#xf1;a to develop in the upcoming seasons. 
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