I was looking around on Aviso's sea level FTP page, and came across this interesting graph, showing how sea level correlates with ENSOs.
MEI = Multivariate ENSO Index
MSL = Mean sea level. "Detrended" means the difference from the linear trend.
Added 5/7: Here's another one, right on the top page of the CU Sea Level page:
Partly the inverted barometer effect. But there are other factors at work:
ReplyDeletehttp://contextearth.com/2017/05/10/enso-and-tidal-slh-a-biennial-connection/
Becoming clear that ENSO is driven by a linisolar forcing mechanism and one that has been consistent over the last 400 years.
http://contextearth.com/2017/05/12/enso-proxy-validation/
Fresh meat for a science journalist that wants a scoop.