tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220966763638300672.post5432520450115194280..comments2023-07-29T05:11:23.558-04:00Comments on Climate Observations: Mid-December 2010 SST Anomaly UpdateBob Tisdalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15462377647970214137noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220966763638300672.post-15139347562128900602010-12-21T15:53:21.982-05:002010-12-21T15:53:21.982-05:00Anonymous said, "There seems that the "w...Anonymous said, "There seems that the "warm spot" in the South Pacific is forming again, as during last year El Niño..."<br /><br />Last year's warm spot during the El Nino was a large isolated area:<br />http://i47.tinypic.com/2mq9idk.png<br /><br />This one appears to be an extension of the South Pacific Covergence Zone (SPCZ):<br />http://i56.tinypic.com/2r71xsi.jpg<br /><br />You asked, "Could this make the SST in the South Pacific go up?"<br /><br />The anomalies are up in that area.<br /><br />You asked, "And thsi is usual or unusual during La Niñas?"<br /><br />Like the KOE, the SPCZ warms during La Nina events. Let's watch it for a few months before trying to determine what's happening with the portion over the central mid-to-high latitudes. It could be a passing combination of weather and seasonal noise, or it might develop into something else. <br /><br />RegardsBob Tisdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15462377647970214137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220966763638300672.post-52021480129691568002010-12-21T12:17:29.974-05:002010-12-21T12:17:29.974-05:00There seems that the "warm spot" in the ...There seems that the "warm spot" in the South Pacific is forming again, as during last year El Niño:<br /><br />http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/data/sst/anomaly/2010/anomnight.12.20.2010.gif<br /><br />Could this make the SST in the South Pacific go up?<br /><br />And thsi is usual or unusual during La Niñas?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com