The enhanced drying effect of Central-Pacific El Niño on US winter
In what is arguably one of the most dramatic phenomena possibly associated with climate change or natural climate variability, the location of El Ni˜ no has shifted more to the central Pacific in recent decades. In this study, we use statistical analyses, numerical model experiments and case studies to show that the Central-Pacific El Ni˜ no enhances the drying effect, but weakens the wetting effect, typically produced by traditional Eastern-Pacific El