Climate Diagnostics Bulletin, Issues 1-12The Center, 1992 - Climatology |
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1988 base period 500 MB HEIGHT Aeronomy Laboratory Anomalies are computed Anomaly contour interval APR 91 JUL ASO NDJ FMA ASON D J F M A M J J assimilates oceanic observations Atlantic averaged base period monthly Callao CHRISTMAS ISLAND climatological computed as departures computed with respect easterly FMA MJJ ASO Gamma distribution GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT HEIGHT ANOMALY WAVES hurricane activity isotach JAN 89 APR JAN 91 APR JUL 89 OCT JUL 90 OCT Leetmaa and Ji level pressure anomalies MB HEIGHT ANOMALY mb zonal wind mean July MJJ ASO NDJ Month Lead Mooring NDJ FMA MJJ negative anomalies NINO NINO3 SSTA normal surface temperatures Normalized variance Northern Hemisphere oceanic GCM Leetmaa OCT 89 JAN OCT 90 JAN outgoing longwave radiation Paita Panels period monthly means positive height anomalies Quasi-Biennial Oscillation region sea level pressure sea surface temperature shaded STANDARD DEVIATION system which assimilates Tahiti Talara values greater wavenumbers westerly