Recent Strengthening of the ENSO Influence on the Early Winter East Atlantic Pattern
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Data and Methodology
3. Results
3.1. Early Winter ENSO Teleconnection over the Euro-Atlantic Sector
3.2. Interdecadal Strengthening of the ENSO–EAP Relationship
3.3. Possible Mechanism
4. Conclusions and Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Pr_CP | Pr_TWEIO | Pr_GMCA | |
---|---|---|---|
Regressed EAP index | 0.46 * | 0.51 * | 0.59 * |
Partially regressed EAP index | −0.12 | 0.35 | 0.50 * |
P1 (1979–1996) | P2 (1997–2022) | |
---|---|---|
Cor. (Niño-3.4, EAP) | 0.28 | 0.51 * |
Cor. (Niño-3.4, NAO) | 0.57 * | 0.10 |
Pr_CP | Pr_TWEIO | Pr_GMCA | |
---|---|---|---|
P1 (1979–1996) | 1.90 * | 1.52 * | 0.69 * |
P2 (1997–2022) | 1.84 * | 1.52 * | 1.29 * |
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Hou, J.; Fang, Z.; Geng, X. Recent Strengthening of the ENSO Influence on the Early Winter East Atlantic Pattern. Atmosphere 2023, 14, 1809. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14121809
Hou J, Fang Z, Geng X. Recent Strengthening of the ENSO Influence on the Early Winter East Atlantic Pattern. Atmosphere. 2023; 14(12):1809. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14121809
Chicago/Turabian StyleHou, Jiayi, Zheng Fang, and Xin Geng. 2023. "Recent Strengthening of the ENSO Influence on the Early Winter East Atlantic Pattern" Atmosphere 14, no. 12: 1809. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14121809