NOAA: El Nino Has Killed “The Blob” and the “Ridiculously Resilient Ridge” According to Earth Observatory, an unusually strong and persistent ridge of atmospheric high pressure emerged in the northeastern Pacific Ocean 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 Niño 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 Niño indices decreased toward the end of the month with values of +0.3°C in Niño-4, -0.1°C in Niño-3.4, +0.2°C in Niño-3, and +0.6°C in Niño-1+2 (Fig. 2). Subsurface heat content anomalies (averaged between 180º-100ºW) continued to decrease and are slightly below average (Fig. 3). […] Weather SnowBrains | August 8, 2014 4 Comments