Effect of EL NINO on Fertilizer Industry of

Peru, Chile coast

Upwelling

El NinoNormal Conditions

No Upwelling

Coriolis forceHumboldt current Weak trade winds or reversal

of wind pattern

Thermocline deepThermocline shallow

Good for fertilizer Industry Bad for fertilizer Industry

Coriolis Force

Upwelling

Southern Oscillations : Component of Trade Winds

Upwelling

El NinoNormal Conditions

No Upwelling

Coriolis forceHumboldt current Weak trade winds or reversal

of wind pattern

Thermocline deepThermocline shallow

Good for fertilizer Industry Bad for fertilizer Industry

Upwelling Conditions

More nutrient rich cold water comes up

More Phytoplankton's

More Zooplankton’s

More Small Fishes

More Birds

More Guano’s

Cormorants, Pelicans

Diatoms, Radiolaria

Foraminifera, Copeopods

Menhaden and Crustaceans

More Big fishesTunas, swordfish

Mining of Guano