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Climate Briefing June 2009. SST Departure from Average ( ° C) Mar-Apr-May 2009. Mar-Apr-May 2009 PRCP Anomaly (mm). MAM Average PRCP (1961-90) (MAM Fraction of Annual PRCP). Mar-Apr-May Average Moisture Flux. Mar. Apr. May. MAM 2009. 5-Yr Average. MAM Seasons.
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Climate Briefing June 2009
MAM Average PRCP (1961-90) (MAM Fraction of Annual PRCP)
Mar Apr May
MAM 2009 5-Yr Average MAM Seasons
Average Mar-Apr-May PRCP Anomaly (1995-2008) NASA GPCP NOAA CAMS_OPI
Mar-Apr-May PRCP (NASA GPCP) EOF 1 -- ENSO EOF 1 (20.4%) r = 0.81 PC-1 and Nino3.4 SST
Mar-Apr-May PRCP (NASA GPCP) EOF 3 -- TREND EOF 3 (9.0%) PC-3 Time Series and TREND
Mar-Apr-May PRCP (NASA GPCP) EOF 3 -- TREND EOF 3 r = - 0.07 PC-3 and Nino3.4 SST
MAM SST EOF 1 SST PC 1, E. Africa MAM PRCP (9-yr avg.)
Annual Annual 1995-2008 (sans ‘97-’98)
Annual PRCP Change (2080-2099 relative to 1980-1999) 21 Models from IPCC AR4 Annual PRCP Change > 0
ENSO Update • Seasonal Forecast for India • Global Seasonal Forecast
Mar-Apr-May 1995-2009 Average Anomaly: qV, PRCP NASA-GPCP, Reanalysis
Mar-Apr-May 2009 Mar-Apr-May Climatology
MAM SST EOF 1 SST PC 1, E. Africa MAM PRCP x -1 (9-yr avg.)
SST EOF 1 (red) and East Africa PRCP (blue) 9-year running averages 1961-1990 base period climatologies