North Atlantic Oscillation

Variability

1st CCA patterns of sea ice concentration (shaded, in %) and SLP (contour, in hPa) for DJFM        

NCAR/NCEP

Data Analysis

Climate variability

• Air-sea interaction
  • Large scale
  • Upwelling
  • Sea ice
• Air-land interaction
  • Snow
• Local responses

Climate predictability

• Linear model

• Analog technique

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