tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7729093380675162051.post3528704766437689477..comments2024-03-28T13:56:47.604+11:00Comments on moyhu: Tails of the Pause.Nick Stokeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06377413236983002873noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7729093380675162051.post-53605680755203373012014-10-20T07:21:18.152+11:002014-10-20T07:21:18.152+11:00JCH,
I think things become clearer if you make th...JCH,<br /><br />I think things become clearer if you make the more general statement that satellite products which sample the mid-troposphere will tend to place greater weight on areas where the moist adiabatic lapse rate is most moist. That means the tropical ocean (hence the fabled big red spot over the tropics), and the ENSO region + immediate surrounds are a large fraction of the tropical ocean. When an El Nino hits a temporary big red spot will be present due to warmer tropical SSTs, elevating satellite temperature indicators even further.<br /><br />Tropical SSTs this year so far have been relatively warm but nothing special in the context of the past 15 years.Paul Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15275182941476518621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7729093380675162051.post-74338732256465586852014-10-20T03:11:26.725+11:002014-10-20T03:11:26.725+11:00Nick - I've read in many places that the satel...Nick - I've read in many places that the satellites react strongly to ENSO. ONI started the year around -0.6, La Nina territory, and gradually relaxed to zero. ONI has not approached El Nino status at all. So for some reason they're not as sensitive to the PDO and the AMO.JCHnoreply@blogger.com