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The Importance of High Latitude Blocking in The Upcoming Winter

In our winter forecast, we discussed certain signals that supported high-latitude blocking developing for the middle and late periods of this upcoming winter. High-latitude blocking often comes with negative phases of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), the Artic Oscillation (AO), and/or the Eastern Pacific Oscillation (EPO). High-latitude blocking is one most important factors in any […]

Monitoring the Stratosphere in November

Well, we’d be wrong not to mention that we are all rejuvenating from releasing our winter forecast for 2015-16. We hoped you all enjoyed reading it –whether or not it was what you were hoping to hear. It took a lot of collaboration, research, and efforts between all of us here to put it together. In […]

Winter Forecast 2015-2016

You can view the entire 2015-2016 Winter Forecast in a PDF file by clicking here. Primary Methodologies and Variables of Examination El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Arctic Oscillation (AO) East Pacific Oscillation (EPO) Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) Siberian/Eurasian Snow cover and Stratospheric Warming Solar Activity Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies (SSTA) Explanation […]

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