
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Chand, Savin 
A1  - Aung, Than 
A1  - Rao, Shivanesh 
T1  - The 1997-98 El Ni&#241;o and 1999 La Ni&#241;a evolution of current around the Fiji Islands
JF  - The South Pacific Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences
JO  - S. Pac. J. Nat. App. Sci.
Y1  - 2008
VL  - 25
IS  - 1
SP  - 10
EP  - 15
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/SP07002 
N2  - 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. 
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