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ICU 162 teleconference support material

ICU 162 teleconference support material

support material (preliminary) for the Island Climate Update issue 162 teleconference

Nicolas Fauchereau

March 03, 2014
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  1. Island  Climate  Update  162   Forecast  period:   March  –

     May  2014   Teleconference  Tuesday  4th  of  March  2014   (12:30  AM  NZ  @me)   4/03/14   1  
  2. 1)  Some  words  on  Rainfall  /  Convec@on,  circula@on  and  SST

     anomalies   last  month  (February  2014)   2)  ENSO  (Pacific  Ocean  –  Atmosphere  system):  situa@on  and  forecast     3)  Madden-­‐Julian  Oscilla@on  (MJO)  diagnos@cs  and  forecasts     4)  METPI  Rainfall  Forecast     5)  METPI  SST  Forecast     4/03/14   2   Outline    
  3. 4/03/14   6   •  Well  below  =  <  40

     %  of  normal   •  Below  =  between  40  and  80  %   •  Normal  =  between  80  and  120  %   •  Above  =  between  120  and  160  %   •  Well  above  =  >  160  %   Past  6  months  rainfall  anomalies  for  ICU  Islands  group  (TRMM)   Experimental  product  
  4. SOI  and  SST  NINO  INDICES   4/03/14   Datasource  =

     BoM  (h_p://www.bom.gov.au/ climate/enso/)   10  
  5. The  ENSO  Precipita<on  Index  (ESPI)  for  the  last  30  days

     (3rd  Mar.)  is  0.36    (was  -­‐0.23  last  month)   SOI  and  ESPI  INDICES   4/03/14   h_p://trmm.gsfc.nasa.gov/trmm_rain/ Events/thirty_day.html   11  
  6. Ocean  sub-­‐surface  and  heat  content  anomalies     4/03/14  

    http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/jsdisplay/ 13   h_p://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/intraseasonal/heat_tlon.shtml  
  7. 4/03/14   24   FMA  2014   SST  anomalies  

     February  2014   MAM  2014   Not  available