• CFS SST PredictionsOverview Pacific/Arctic Ocean

– Upwelling oceanic Kelvin waves forced by persistent low-level easterly wind anomalies during Mar-May2010 pushed negative heat content anomalies eastward to near the American coast and generated strong westward zonal current anomalies. – NOAA/NCEP Climate Forecast System (CFS) predicts the onset of...

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Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Pacific
Pacific Arctic
Sea ice
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.433.2952
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/GODAS/ocean_briefing_gif/global_ocean_monitoring_2010_06.pdf
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Summary:– Upwelling oceanic Kelvin waves forced by persistent low-level easterly wind anomalies during Mar-May2010 pushed negative heat content anomalies eastward to near the American coast and generated strong westward zonal current anomalies. – NOAA/NCEP Climate Forecast System (CFS) predicts the onset of La Niña conditions during Jun-Aug2010. – PDO was in neutral phase during Mar-May 2010. – Arctic sea ice extent decreased significantly from near-normal in Apr 2010 to well below-normal in late May 2010.

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