- An ENSO event can cause changes in sea level, but so can winds along the central California coast.
- During some years, the two phenomena reinforce one another, whereas in other years they oppose one another.
- The 1983 ENSO event was accompanied by large sea-level height anomalies. Shown here are waves topping the breakwater at Capitola, CA and battering Venetian Courts.
Visit this site to learn more about the ENSO effect on sea-level heights in San Francisco, and how it interrelates with climate and the effects on the salinity of San Francisco Bay.
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