Sentences with phrase «normal sea surface temperatures»
"Normal sea surface temperatures" refers to the average or typical temperatures of the surface of the ocean. Full definition
«The climate patterns responsible for the expected above - normal 2007 hurricane season continue to be the ongoing multi-decadal signal (the set of oceanic and atmospheric conditions that have spawned increased Atlantic hurricane activity since 1995), warmer - than - normal sea surface temperatures in key areas of the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, and the El Nino / La Nina cycle»
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«The area of below normal sea surface temperatures continues to expand in the central equatorial Pacific, marking the demise of the 1997/1998 El Ni ¿ o episode and the further evolution of La Ni ¿ a (Cold episode) conditions.
Coupled with El Niño is the area of warmer than normal sea surface temperatures west of central and northern California.
February computer model runs forecast a return to normal sea surface temperatures by June.
Gerland and others also point to a reduction in ice extent compared to last year due, in part, to above - normal sea surface temperature anomalies in the North Atlantic.
The ongoing La Niña pattern, where there are colder than normal sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, favors these types of conditions.
The latest Feb 5, 2016 forecast does not yet predict below normal sea surface temperatures that would result in a large La Niña.
El Niño is a Pacific - driven climate pattern that features warmer - than - normal sea surface temperatures in the eastern tropics of that ocean basin.
Cooler than normal sea surface temperatures (blue shades) were developing in the tropical Pacific Ocean during October, signaling the possible development of La Nina.
El Niño: Every five years or so, a change in the winds causes a shift to warmer than normal sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean — known as El Niño.
There are indeed warmer - than - normal sea surface temperatures in the Atlantic basin, but NOAA appears unable to ascribe that to anything — are they still banned from using the phrase «global warming»?
Recurrent periods of drought are a common feature of North American climate, often the result of colder than normal sea surface temperatures (SSTs) in the eastern tropical Pacific (so - called La Niña conditions).
Every five years or so, a change in the winds causes a shift to warmer than normal sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean — known as El Niño.
According to Gerry Bell, Ph.D., NOAA's lead seasonal hurricane forecaster, the major climate factors expected to influence this year's activity are the ongoing multi-decadal signal, which produces wind and atmospheric pressure patterns favorable for hurricane formation, along with ongoing warmer - than - normal sea surface temperatures.
Both of these factors — Arctic warming and warmer than normal sea surface temperatures — would not have been as acute or intense without the extra push to the climate system that human forced warming provides.