Analogous seasonal evolution of the South Atlantic SST dipole indices
Two variants of sea-surface temperature (SST) dipole indices for the South Atlantic Ocean (SAO) has been previously described representing: (1) the South Atlantic subtropical dipole (SASD) supposedly peaking in austral summer and (2) the SAO dipole (SAOD) in winter. In this study, we present the ana...
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ftoceanrep:oai:oceanrep.geomar.de:40056 2023-05-15T18:21:03+02:00 Analogous seasonal evolution of the South Atlantic SST dipole indices Nnamchi, Hyacinth C. Kucharski, Fred Keenlyside, Noel S. Farneti, Riccardo 2017-10 text https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/40056/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/40056/1/asl2781.pdf https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/40056/2/asl2781-sup-0001-AppendixS1.docx https://doi.org/10.1002/asl.781 en eng Wiley https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/40056/1/asl2781.pdf https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/40056/2/asl2781-sup-0001-AppendixS1.docx Nnamchi, H. C. , Kucharski, F., Keenlyside, N. S. and Farneti, R. (2017) Analogous seasonal evolution of the South Atlantic SST dipole indices. Open Access Atmospheric Science Letters, 18 (10). pp. 396-402. DOI 10.1002/asl.781 <https://doi.org/10.1002/asl.781>. doi:10.1002/asl.781 cc_by_4.0 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Article PeerReviewed info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2017 ftoceanrep https://doi.org/10.1002/asl.781 2023-04-07T15:36:21Z Two variants of sea-surface temperature (SST) dipole indices for the South Atlantic Ocean (SAO) has been previously described representing: (1) the South Atlantic subtropical dipole (SASD) supposedly peaking in austral summer and (2) the SAO dipole (SAOD) in winter. In this study, we present the analysis of observational data sets (1985–2014) showing the SASD and SAOD as largely constituting the same mode of ocean–atmosphere interaction reminiscent of the SAOD structure peaking in winter. Indeed, winter is the only season in which the inverse correlation between the northern and southern poles of both indices is statistically significant. The observed SASD and SAOD indices exhibit robust correlations (P ≤ 0.001) in all seasons and these are reproduced by 54 of the 63 different models of the Coupled Models Intercomparison Project analysed. Their robust correlations notwithstanding the SASD and SAOD indices appear to better capture different aspects of SAO climate variability and teleconnections Article in Journal/Newspaper South Atlantic Ocean OceanRep (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre für Ocean Research Kiel) Austral Atmospheric Science Letters 18 10 396 402 |
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Two variants of sea-surface temperature (SST) dipole indices for the South Atlantic Ocean (SAO) has been previously described representing: (1) the South Atlantic subtropical dipole (SASD) supposedly peaking in austral summer and (2) the SAO dipole (SAOD) in winter. In this study, we present the analysis of observational data sets (1985–2014) showing the SASD and SAOD as largely constituting the same mode of ocean–atmosphere interaction reminiscent of the SAOD structure peaking in winter. Indeed, winter is the only season in which the inverse correlation between the northern and southern poles of both indices is statistically significant. The observed SASD and SAOD indices exhibit robust correlations (P ≤ 0.001) in all seasons and these are reproduced by 54 of the 63 different models of the Coupled Models Intercomparison Project analysed. Their robust correlations notwithstanding the SASD and SAOD indices appear to better capture different aspects of SAO climate variability and teleconnections |
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Nnamchi, Hyacinth C. Kucharski, Fred Keenlyside, Noel S. Farneti, Riccardo Analogous seasonal evolution of the South Atlantic SST dipole indices |
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Analogous seasonal evolution of the South Atlantic SST dipole indices |
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Analogous seasonal evolution of the South Atlantic SST dipole indices |
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Analogous seasonal evolution of the South Atlantic SST dipole indices |
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Analogous seasonal evolution of the South Atlantic SST dipole indices |
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Analogous seasonal evolution of the South Atlantic SST dipole indices |
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