简介:OnthebasisofNOAA/CPCdataofseasurfacetemperatureanomalyintheNinoregionsduringJan.1950-Dec.2003,thewaveletpowerspectrumofSSTwerestudiedwithsignificanceandconfidencetestingatdifferentscalesinthispaper.ItshowsthattheSSTareprovidedwithmulti-timescalesstructurenestedoneanother,andvaryonscalesof2-7years,8-20yearsand>30years.Themostsignificantvariationofthewarmandcoldepisodesisinthe4-yearbandofperiod.Thepower,frequencystructureandconfidenceofthesameepisodearedifferentindifferentNinoregions.TheintensityofoscillationsisincreasingatlowfrequencybandsanddecreasingathighfrequencybandsfromeasttowestintheNinoregions,especiallyafter1970.