Hi Keith (and everyone else),

Interesting post, just wondered why you imagine this is the ideal SST setup
for a -ve NAO?

My thinking (and I may be wrong) is that with warmer sea temperatures west
of the UK this would aide convection, hence encourage the westerlies, i.e
+ve NAO.

Just looking at the current anomaly, would the colder temperatures in the N
Atlantic west of 30W aide the development of high pressure in that region?

I may be embarrassingly wrong, and no doubt someone will point it out if I
am. Just a thought though,

Best wishes,
Simon


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"Keith (Southend)" wrote in message
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The more I look into the subject of SST anomalies and cold winters the
more I run into trouble. The link below is what I imagine an ideal SST
anomaly set-up in November for a -ve NOA / easterly set-up in the winter.
The problem is, it's 1997. Winter 1998 was anything but cold. I know one
example proves nothing, but it appeared incredible as it was the first one
I hit on.

https://www.fnmoc.navy.mil/products/...sstanomaly.gif
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