Definition of Extreme El Niño and Its Impact on Projected Increase in Extreme El Niño Frequency

Guojian Wang1,2, Wenju Cai1,2, Agus Santoso1,3, Xiaopei Lin4 and Lixin Wu4, (1)Centre for Southern Hemisphere Oceans Research (CSHOR), CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, Australia, (2)Physical Oceanography Laboratory/CIMST, Ocean University of China and Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China, (3)Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, Level 4 Mathews Building, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, (4)Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China