Is the boreal spring tropical Atlantic variability a precursor of the Equatorial Mode?

• Published in: Climate dynamics Vol. 53; no. 3-4; pp. 2339 - 2353
• Main Authors: Martín-Rey, Marta, Lazar, Alban
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.08.2019; Springer; Springer Nature B.V; Springer Verlag
• Subjects: Advection; Analysis; Annual variations; climate; Climatology; cooling; Curl (vectors); Downwelling; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Easterlies; Environmental Sciences; Equator; Geophysics/Geodesy; Global Changes; Interannual variability; Kelvin waves; Local winds; Ocean currents; Ocean models; Ocean waves; Ocean, Atmosphere; Oceanography; Oceans; Planetary waves; Precursors; prediction; Rossby waves; Sciences of the Universe; Sea surface; Sea surface temperature; Spring; Spring (season); Summer; Thermocline; Tropical climate; Variability; Vertical diffusion; Water waves; Wave propagation; wind direction; Wind effects; Winds; Canada; Tropical Atlantic; Meridional Mode; Equatorial Mode; Ocean waves; SST variability

The Equatorial Mode (EM) governs the tropical Atlantic inter-annual variability during boreal summer. It has profound impacts on the climate of adjacent and remote areas. However, predicting the EM is one of the most challenging and intriguing issues for the scientific community. Recent studies have...