Reanalysis of Strong and very Strong El Niño Circulation patterns
Reanalysis of Circulation Patterns
During Strong and Very Strong El Niño
Winters
 
Jan Null, CCM

October 1, 2015

This is a catalog of 500 mb heights, height anomalies and preciptable water anomlies during previous strong (57-58, 65-66, 72-73) and very strong (82-83, 97-98) El Niño events.

Strong El Niño (1957-58, 1965-66, 1972-73) Very Strong El Niño (1982-83, 1997-98)
Mean 500 mb Heights

500 mb height Anomaly

Precipitable Water Anomaly

Mean 500 mb Heights

500 mb height Anomaly

Precipitable Water Anomaly
 

Data source:  http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/cgi-bin/data/composites/plot20thc.v2.pl


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