Influence of the North Atlantic SST on the atmospheric circulation
International audience Using the monthly COADS dataset and NMC-NCAR archives we show that significant anomalies of the atmospheric circulation are related to previous SST anomalies in the North Atlantic. A signal over the northwest Labrador Sea in late spring is associated with the dominant mode of...
Published in: | Geophysical Research Letters |
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Main Authors: | , |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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1999
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Online Access: | https://hal.science/hal-00772194 https://hal.science/hal-00772194v1/document https://hal.science/hal-00772194v1/file/1999GL900613.pdf https://doi.org/10.1029/1999GL900613 |
Summary: | International audience Using the monthly COADS dataset and NMC-NCAR archives we show that significant anomalies of the atmospheric circulation are related to previous SST anomalies in the North Atlantic. A signal over the northwest Labrador Sea in late spring is associated with the dominant mode of SST variability during the preceeding winter. It is more clearly seen in the mid-troposhere than at sea level and appears to be related to the anomalous surface heat exchanges that slowly damp the SST anomalies. In addition, a NAO-like signal in early winter is associated with SST anomalies east of Newfoundland and in the eastern subtropical North Atlantic during the preceeding summer. |
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