Retracted: ENSO‐related modulation of coastal upwelling along the central east coast of India

Abstract

An index of El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in the Pacific during February through April is shown to account for a significant part of the variability of coastal sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies measured a few months later within the central east coast of India (CEI). This ENSO-related modulation of coastal upwelling appears to contribute to the connection observed at the basin-scale between ENSO and SST in the Bay of Bengal. The ability to use this teleconnection to give warning of large changes in the CEI a few months in advance is exemplified using data 1998-1999 ENSO events.