© 2007 Lawrence Moore June 2008 Climate Briefing Recent Climate Variability Seasonal Outlook for the Globe ENSO Status and Tutorial
Onset of the Northern Monsoons June minus May Climatological Precipitation
Moron et al., 2008 (Climate Dynamics, JATBS) Onset of SW Monsoon in the Philippines Annual Cycle of precipitation Predicting onset using CCA
MAY Leading EOFs: Rainfall and SST Anomaly ( ) Rainfall (16.9%) SST (24.5%) R = 0.92 EEE E E E E E E L L L L L L
Observed SST and Precipitation Anomalies May 2008
Composite 850 hPa Anomalous Streamfunction (Std.) MAY (15 La Niña Events) Predictor: Observed March SST
La Niña?El Niño ? Onset Late?49 Onset Early?112 P < Onset of the Indian Monsoon at Kerala Kerala
La Niña?El Niño ? Onset Late?49 Onset Early?112 P < Onset of the Indian Monsoon at Kerala
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