Time–Space SST Variability in the Atlantic during 2013: Seasonal Cycle

Two distinct roles of Atlantic SSTs in ENSO variability: North Tropical Atlantic SST and Atlantic Nio

[1] Two distinct roles of the Atlantic sea surface temperatures (SSTs), namely, the North Tropical Atlantic (NTA) SST and the Atlantic Niño, on the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) variability are investigated using the observational data from 1980 to 2010 and coupled model experiments. It appears that the NTA SST and the Atlantic Niño can be used as two independent predictors for predicting...

North Atlantic Multidecadal SST Oscillation: External forcing versus internal variability

Seasonal Cycle and Interannual Variability in the Amazon Hydrologic Cycle

An analysis of the Amazon basin hydrologic cycle has been carried out using the NASA/GEOS1 atmospheric reanalysis, observed rainfall of Xie and Arkin, and historical Amazon river discharge. Over a seasonal cycle, the precipitation is found to vary by 5 mm day 1, the runo by 2 mm day 1 while the evaporation largely remains constant. On interannual time scales, the hydrologic variability both in ...

Seasonal cycle in the upper equatorial Atlantic Ocean

[1] The dynamics of the seasonal cycle in the upper equatorial Atlantic ocean are studied using observations and a hierarchy of ocean models. Distinctive features of the seasonal cycle are strong annual and semiannual components: eastward (westward) propagating sea surface height (SSH) and thermocline depth at the equator (off the equator) and westward propagating surface zonal currents at the ...

The SST Variability Investigation In Northern Atlantic And The Assessment Of Related Changes In European Climate

Remote sensing data provided the major contribution to the sea surface temperature (SST) field analysis during last several decades. Climate variability of the SST in Northern Atlantic is investigated by using an empirical orthogonal function (EOF) and fuzzy classification techniques. The leading EOF of the wintertime sea-level pressure (SLP) field is more strongly coupled to the surface atmosp...