CAFE - Climate Variability, Anthropogenic Forcings, and Agricultural/Marine Ecosystem Interactions

The El Niño Southern Oscillation is an unusual climate pattern that occurs every three to six years and generally lasts for about one year. During El Niño events, the tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean becomes abnormally warm, and associated changes in weather patterns affect a large portion of the globe. For example, Peru, Uruguay, and California generally become wetter than normal, while droughts often strike northeast Brazil, Indonesia, and India.

These changes can have large effects on crop productivity, livestock, hydrological resources, and public health. Because El Niño events can be forecast in advance, societies that are influenced by El Niño have the opportunity to take preventative measures to lessen the potential impacts, such as planting drought-resistant crops, culling animals, modifying water usage, and immunizing against diseases that flourish during El Niño events.

The CAFE Project described here addresses in an interdisciplinary fashion all aspects of El Niño, from prediction to regional climatic effects to societal impacts.

Contents

EOS IDS CAFE Project

• Summary, Science Questions, and Progress
• Team Members and Collaborators
• Project Components
• ENSO Prediction
• Climate Teleconnections
• Marine Ecosystems and Fisheries
• Terrestrial Vegetation and Agriculture
• Education and Outreach

EOS Satellites

• Instruments
• Planned Remote Sensing Acquisitions

Resources

• Related Publications

Contacts

For further information about the CAFE project, please contact:

• Radley Horton

The Primary Investigator for this project is:

• Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig

CAFE project webpages developed by:

• Dr. Ana Iglesias
• Radley Horton

CAFE Home * Summary * Team
Components: ENSO, Climate, Marine, Vegetation
Education * Instruments * Acquisitions * Publications