El Nino: Its Far-Reaching Environmental Effects on Army Tactical Decision Aids

摘要

At the onset of an El Nino, the oceanographic changes are complemented byatmospheric changes that result in abrupt weather pattern reversals in a seasonal and a geographic context. The two weather extremes to consider from an El Nino event are droughts and floods. To know the likely implications of an El Nino event in advance will allow strategic and logistic planners to more accurately decide what type of weapons and support material will work best for the United States in the various world theaters.