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Seasonal aspects of the recent pause in surface warming [1]

Factors involved in the recent pause in the rise of global mean temperatures are examined seasonally. For 1999 to 2012, the hiatus in surface warming is mainly evident in the central and eastern Pacific. It is manifested as strong anomalous easterly trade winds, distinctive sea-level pressure patterns, and large rainfall anomalies in the Pacific, which resemble the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO). These features are accompanied by upper tropospheric teleconnection wave patterns that extend throughout the Pacific, to polar regions, and into the Atlantic.

Publication Date: 
17/08/2014
Kevin E. Trenberth [2], John T. Fasullo [3], Grant Branstator & et al [4]
Nature Climate Change [5]
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Tags:
Global Warming [6], Climate Science [7], South Pacific Ocean [8], Atmosphere [9], Rainfall Pattern [10], Oceans and Seas [11], El Nino [12]
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[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/el-nino