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Multidecadal Tendencies in ENSO and Global Temperatures Related to Multidecadal Oscillations

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  • Joseph D'Aleo
  • Don Easterbrook

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Perlwitz etal (2009) used computer model suites to contend that the 2008 North American cooling was naturally induced as a result of the continent's sensitivity to widespread cooling of the tropical (La Nina) and northeastern Pacific sea surface temperatures. But they concluded from their models that warming is likely to resume in coming years and that climate is unlikely to embark upon a prolonged period of cooling. We here show how their models fail to recognize the multidecadal behavior of sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Basin, which determines the frequency of El Ninos and La Ninas and suggests that the cooling will likely continue for several decades. We show how this will be reinforced with multidecadal shift in the Atlantic.

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  • Joseph D'Aleo & Don Easterbrook, 2010. "Multidecadal Tendencies in ENSO and Global Temperatures Related to Multidecadal Oscillations," Energy & Environment, , vol. 21(5), pages 437-460, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:engenv:v:21:y:2010:i:5:p:437-460
    DOI: 10.1260/0958-305X.21.5.437
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