Martin Rowley wrote:


... I think I'll stick with the TAO array which uses *actual*
measurements of the SST and a recognised climatology. If I understand
correctly the database for the NOAA means is down to 7 years? I agree
that it is more useful to compare one year with another, and I don't for
a moment doubt that a warm event is occurring - it's just that
*currently*, it's a pretty poor affair

Perhaps we should call it a mini-nino?

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Graham Davis
Bracknell