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ICU 167 support material

ICU 167 support material

Preliminary support material for the ICU 167 (August - October 2014) teleconference

Nicolas Fauchereau

July 31, 2014
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  1. Island  Climate  Update  167   Forecast  period:   August  –

     October  2014   Teleconference  Friday  1st  of  August  2014   (11:30  AM  NZ  Bme)   1/08/14   1  
  2. 1)  Some  words  on  Rainfall  /  ConvecBon,  circulaBon  and  SST

     anomalies   last  month  (July  2014)   2)  ENSO  (Pacific  Ocean  –  Atmosphere  system):  situaBon  and  forecast     3)  Madden-­‐Julian  OscillaBon  (MJO)  diagnosBcs  and  forecasts     4)  METPI  Rainfall  Forecast     5)  METPI  SST  Forecast     1/08/14   2   Outline    
  3. 1/08/14   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)  
  4. SOI  and  SST  NINO  INDICES   1/08/14   Datasource  =

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

     (30  June)  is  0.56    (was  -­‐0.15  last  month)   SOI  and  ESPI  INDICES   1/08/14   h_p://trmm.gsfc.nasa.gov/trmm_rain/ Events/thirty_day.html   11  
  6. Ocean  sub-­‐surface  temp  anomalies  (TAO)   1/08/14   http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/jsdisplay/ 13

      h_p://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/intraseasonal/heat_tlon.shtml