Table 1 IOD response seen in the Enggano coral record.

From: Modern and sub-fossil corals suggest reduced temperature variability in the eastern pole of the Indian Ocean Dipole during the medieval climate anomaly

Recorded-IOD events

Type

 

SST response at Enggano as recorded in coral

Recorded ENSO events

1972

+

7

Cooling

Weak La Nina

1974

7

Warming

Weak La Nina

1981

X

Warming, below the threshold

1982

+

7

Cooling

Very strong El Nino

1983

+

7

Cooling

Very strong El Nino

1989

X

Warming, below the threshold

Strong La Nina

1992

7

Warming

Strong El Nino

1994

 + 

7

Cooling

Moderate El Nino

1996

X

Cooling

Moderate La Nina

1997

+

7

Cooling

Very strong El Nino

1998

7

Warming

Strong La Nina

2006

+

7

cooling

Weak El Nino

  1. 7: IOD/ENSO events and response seen in the Enggano coral record.
  2. Bold: the La Nina years.
  3. Italics: the El Nino years.
  4. Black (X): not recorded/no event.