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April 2007 Climate Briefing. The J-F-M Season in Review (Brad Lyon) ENSO Status and Seasonal Forecasts (Tony Barnston) Mini-Seminar (Casey Brown – The Death of Reliability). January-February-March Season Overview. El Ni ñ o. 2007. Jan-Feb-Mar 2007 SST Anomaly.
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April 2007 Climate Briefing • The J-F-M Season in Review (Brad Lyon) • ENSO Status and Seasonal Forecasts (Tony Barnston) • Mini-Seminar (Casey Brown – The Death of Reliability)
January-February-March Season Overview El Niño 2007
Jan-Feb-Mar 2007 SST Anomaly Nino 3.4 SST Anomaly 2006-07 Avg. 5 El Nino
Tropical Precipitation Patterns JFM Prcp EOF1 15.7% (1979-2007) Time Series
Jakarta PRCP Past 90 Days Past Year
Unusually Wet in the Philippines Data: Joint Typhoon Warning Center Philippines Std. Rainfall Anomaly Jan ’06 – Mar ‘07 JFM 2007 “LA” “EL”
Latest SST Anomaly March 2007 Tropical Pacific Sub-Surface
Nino3.4 SSTa and Tropical Pacific Low-Level Zonal Wind Anomaly 3-Month Running Average r = 0.9 JFM 2007 Zonal Wind Climatology (925 hPa; 150E-90W, 5S-5N) Easterlies Weakest in APR
ENSO Update and Forecast (Tony Barnston) with Casey Brown i a b l e l i R i t y R. I. P.