
%0 Journal Article
%A Chand, Savin 
%A Aung, Than 
%A Rao, Shivanesh 
%T The 1997-98 El Ni&#241;o and 1999 La Ni&#241;a evolution of current around the Fiji Islands
%J The South Pacific Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences
%D 2008/03/27
%V 25
%N 1
%P 10-15
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/SP07002
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/SP07002 
%X The current around Fiji Islands during different phases of 1997-98 El Ni&#241;o and the subsequent 1999 La Ni&#241;a was investigated. During its mature phase of the El Ni&#241;o event, westward current of magnitude 20 cm s-1 developed in the region north of 15 &#176;S latitude and that the current of similar magnitude flowed in the reverse direction during 1999 La Ni&#241;a event. Below 21 &#176;S latitude, the flow of magnitude 20 cm s-1 was eastward regardless of El Ni&#241;o or La Ni&#241;a conditions. The current between 15 &#176;S latitude and 21 &#176;S latitude was, however, not very clearly defined. At early stage of 1997-98 El Ni&#241;o phase, the flow was eastward with an average speed of 5 – 10 cm s-1 and that at the later phase, the flow became westward at slightly greater speed of around 10 – 15 cm s-1. However, contrary is observed during the La Ni&#241;a period. 
