Monthly Archives: August 2009

>The preliminary August 2009 data has been posted. Based on the schedule listed in the following FAQ page, the data will not be finalized until August 7.http://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/research/cmb/sst_analysis/FAQ.html So here’s a brief early look at the direction the global and NINO3.4 … Continue reading →

>INITIAL NOTES I don’t like to start a post with notes, but someone is bound to comment on the difference between the linear trend of the data used in this post and the trends of more current depictions of Sea … Continue reading →

>The OI.v2 SST anomaly map for the Week Centered On August 19, 2009 is showing elevated SST anomalies in the mid and high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere and in the tropical Pacific. The tropical Atlantic is still not showing … Continue reading →

>The Seth Borenstein AP article about the recent high sea surface temperature…http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jLv3LpI0fw21ULmgkJtinBFrwm7AD9A6OUF06…is misleading. There is a significant difference between what Seth Borenstein reported and what NOAA stated in the July “State of the Climate”.http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/?reportglobal&year2009&month7 Borenstein does not clarify that it … Continue reading →

>Hovmoller graphs are used in some discussions of climate variability. Many times they’re used when illustrating surface and subsurface processes that take place during ENSO events. And for those who aren’t familiar with them, they can look like a flashback … Continue reading →

>MONTHLY SST ANOMALY MAP The map of Global OI.v2 SST anomalies for July 2009 downloaded from the NOMADS website is shown below. http://i32.tinypic.com/ilanx5.pngJuly 2009 SST Anomalies Map (Global SST Anomaly = +0.28 deg C) MONTHLY OVERVIEW Global SST anomalies dropped … Continue reading →

>The 2009 Foster et al paper (In Press) “Comment on ‘Influence of the Southern Oscillation on tropospheric temperature’ by J. D. McLean, C. R. de Freitas, and R. M. Carter” was written by a who’s who of climate scientists. The … Continue reading →

>In my post Regression Analyses Do Not Capture The Multiyear Aftereffects Of Significant El Nino Events, I provided a detailed explanation of significant El Nino events. Click on the link above and scroll down to “EL NINO OVERVIEW”. What I … Continue reading →