S. George Philander, Princeton University (IMAGE)

Columbia Climate School

S. George Philander, Princeton University

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S. George Philander of Princeton University quantified the processes that control El Nino, and coined the term "La Nina" for the opposite end of the cycle.

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Princeton University

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