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The Nino 3.4 index measures

  • A.sea surface temperature in a defined region
  • B.the pressure difference across the Pacific
  • C.the rainfall falling over Indonesia
  • D.the strength of the trade winds

Answer: A

Correct answer: sea surface temperature in a defined region

Nino 3.4 is the average sea surface temperature anomaly in a box spanning 5 degrees north to 5 south and 170 to 120 degrees west, in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific. It has become the standard index because that region is where the coupling between ocean and atmosphere is strongest, so it correlates best with the global teleconnections.

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