NOAA: El Nino Has Killed “The Blob” and the “Ridiculously Resilient Ridge” According to Earth Observatory, an unusually strong and persistentย ridge of atmospheric high pressure emerged in the northeastern Pacific Oceanย in 2013/14 – they named it the “Ridiculously Resilient Ridge” (RRR). This unusual ridge shutdown winds which stopped ocean upwelling, so no deep, cool water up came to the surface, which led to unusually warm surface water in that area of the […] Weather Chris Wallner | February 18, 2016 1 Comment
NOAA Report: Chance of El Nino DECREASED to 65% This Winter Synopsis:The chance of El Niรฑo has decreased to about 65% during the Northern Hemisphere fall and early winter.During July 2014, above-average sea surface temperatures (SST) continued in the far eastern equatorial Pacific, but near average SSTs prevailed in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific (Fig. 1). Most of the Niรฑo indices decreased toward the end of the month with values of +0.3ยฐC in Niรฑo-4, -0.1ยฐC in Niรฑo-3.4, +0.2ยฐC in Niรฑo-3, and +0.6ยฐC in Niรฑo-1+2 (Fig. 2). Subsurface heat content anomalies (averaged between 180ยบ-100ยบW) continued to decrease and are slightly below average (Fig. 3). […] Weather SnowBrains | August 8, 2014 4 Comments
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