Figure 4: Composite scale for SSTs (0C) and surface wind (m s -1) anomalies for the strong El Niño minus strong La Niña years (left and right panel). (Note: + following of JAS, - preceding of JAS; OND: October-November-December, JFM: January-February-March, AMJ: April-May-June, and JAS: July-August-September)