29th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology

P2.94

The Global 3-Dimensional Structure of the Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation

Scott Stuckman, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and J. L. Lin and M. Davis

The Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) is the dominant multi-decadal mode of the global climate system. Most of the previous studies on AMO focused on the surface conditions, especially the sea surface temperature, sea level pressure and precipitation. This study examines the global 3-dimentional structure of the AMO using the NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis data from 1948-2008. The results show that distinct climate anomaly patterns associated with AMO extend from the surface into the upper troposphere around the globe, even with some signals in the stratosphere. A detailed presentation of the results will be delivered at the conference.

Poster Session 2, Posters: Tropical Cyclone Modeling, Convection, Tropical Cyclone Structure, Intraseasonal Variability, T-PARC, TCS-08, Air-Sea Interaction, Convectively Coupled Waves, Tropical Cyclone Observations, Climate Change, Probabilistic Forecasting
Thursday, 13 May 2010, 3:30 PM-5:00 PM, Arizona Ballroom 7

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