Category Archives: Sea Surface Temperature

May 2013 Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Anomaly Update

Posted on June 11, 2013 by

As many of you are aware, at my blog Climate Observations, I provide monthly, mid-month and preliminary monthly sea surface temperature anomaly updates, using Reynolds OI.v2 SST data.  Sea surface temperature is an important metric for a number of reasons: … Continue reading →

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Posted in Sea Surface Temperature, Uncategorized | 27 Comments

Are We in a Pause or a Decline? (Now Includes at Least April* Data)

Posted on June 9, 2013 by

Image Credit: WoodForTrees.org Guest Post By Werner Brozek, Edited By Just The Facts *At least April data was my intention. However as of June 8, HadCRUT3 for April is still not up! Could it be because as of the end … Continue reading →

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Joe Bastardi was Correct about Gulf of Mexico Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies

Posted on June 6, 2013 by

This is an update of hurricane region sea surface temperature anomalies in light of the formation of Tropical Storm Andrea. I published the post Hurricane Main Development Region Sea Surface Temperatures & Anomalies – Plus a Couple of Other Regions … Continue reading →

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Northern Extratropical Sea Surface Temperatures Are Cool, But Not Abnormally So

Posted on May 28, 2013 by

Many persons visit the Unisys Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly webpage to check on the surface temperatures of the oceans. Some people prefer the webpage due to the color scaling, which has light blues extending into positive anomalies. Unfortunately, the scaling … Continue reading →

Posted in Sea Surface Temperature | 36 Comments

Historical Sea Surface Temperature Adjustments/Corrections aka “The Bucket Model”…

Posted on May 25, 2013 by

Image Credit: Bob Tisdale – bobtisdale.wordpress.com By WUWT Regular Just The Facts The recent Adjustments/Corrections to the HadCRUT4 and CRUTEM4 Temperature Data Sets by the Met Office Hadley Centre and Climatic Research Unit got me thinking about the cumulative impact … Continue reading →

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Washington Post Headline: “Worlds fish have been moving to cooler waters for decades, study finds”

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

This is an addition to the post Fishy Temperature Proxy by Anthony Watts. INTRODUCTION A new paper about fish migration patterns from 1970 to 2006 is getting some attention by the press. My Figure 1 is Figure 2 from Cheung … Continue reading →

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On Hartmann and Wendler 2005 “The Significance of the 1976 Pacific Climate Shift in the Climatology of Alaska.”

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

Note: this is a companion article for the story: The Guardian’s Suzanne Goldenberg takes a fossil fueled trip to a remote Alaskan village to tell us recent global warming caused it to sink – but that’s not the cause   … Continue reading →

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Multidecadal Variations and Sea Surface Temperature Reconstructions

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

UPDATE: I’ve added a link at the end of the post for those interested in a copy of it in .pdf format. ########### OVERVIEW This is a somewhat lengthy blog post. There’s lots of information for newcomers, and there are … Continue reading →

Posted in AMO, ENSO, PDO, Sea Surface Temperature | 29 Comments

SkepticalScience Still Misunderstands or Misrepresents the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

The author of the recent SkepticalScience post Distinguishing Between Short-Term Variability and Long-Term Trends, Dana Nuccitelli, still misunderstands or misrepresents El Niño and La Niña processes. Either way, he’s missed something. The instrument temperature record indicates that La Niñas and … Continue reading →

Posted in ENSO, Lower Troposphere Temperature, Ocean Heat Content, Sea Surface Temperature, Temperature | 59 Comments

Joe Romm Predicts “…All But Certain Ruin for Modern Civilization…” from a NOAA Fisheries Press Release

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

You can’t make this stuff up. The April 25, 2013 NOAA press release Sea Surface Temperatures Reach Highest Level in 150 Years on Northeast Continental Shelf has been getting coverage by the mainstream media, including alarmist websites like Climate Progress. … Continue reading →

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Updates to and ENSO Observations from the WUWT Ocean Reference Page

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

Image Credit: Monterey Marine Meteorology Division – HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) By WUWT regular “Just The Facts” In making several updates to the WUWT Ocean Reference Page I observed something in the Sea Surface Temperature animation above, that I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in ENSO, Oceans, Reference Pages, Salinity, Sea level, Sea Surface Temperature | Tagged , , , , , | 59 Comments

Dana Nuccitelli Misleads and Misinforms in His First Blog Post at The Guardian

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

The Guardian has a new blog called Climate Consensus – The 97%. The two primary authors are to be Dana Nuccitelli, a regular contributor at SkepticalScience, and John Abraham, Associate Professor at the University of St. Thomas. Dana Nuccitelli’s first … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, ENSO, Global warming, Ocean Heat Content, Sea Surface Temperature | 136 Comments

A Different Perspective of the Equatorial Pacific and ENSO Events

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

by Bob Tisdale It’s difficult to express how enormous El Niño and La Niña events are. Often, when discussing them, I’ll display a map of the tropical Pacific (see example here) and write something to the effect of, the equatorial … Continue reading →

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Are Climate Models Realistic? (Now Includes at Least February Data)

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

Guest Post By Werner Brozek, Edited By Just The Facts (Note: If you read my report with the January data and just wish to know what is new with the February data, you will find the most important new things … Continue reading →

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The Blatant Errors in the SkepticalScience Video “Global Warming over the Last 16 Years”

Posted on April 7, 2013 by

David Rose’s October 2012 article in the MailOnline generated a multitude of responses around the blogosphere. The article was titled Global warming stopped 16 years ago, reveals Met Office report quietly released… and here is the chart to prove it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, ENSO, Global warming, Sea Surface Temperature | 69 Comments

ENSO Myth Number 4 – The Variations in the East Pacific and the East Indian-West Pacific Sea Surface Temperatures Counteract One Another

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

OVERVIEW This is the fourth post in a series that presents myths and failed arguments created by proponents of manmade global warming about the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). A list of the earlier (with links) and future posts follows the … Continue reading →

Posted in ENSO, Global warming, Sea Surface Temperature | 24 Comments

Dr. Roy Spencer’s Sea Surface Temperatures

Posted on March 6, 2013 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Over at Roy Spencer’s excellent web site, Dr. Roy has a post up showing a sea surface temperature (SST) anomaly calculated from AMSR-E, TMI, and WindSat. Here’s his post of the results: Figure 1. Global … Continue reading →

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Has Global Warming Stalled? (Now Includes January Data)

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

Guest Post By Werner Brozek, Edited By Just The Facts In order to answer the question in the title, we need to know what time period is a reasonable period to take into consideration. As well, we need to know … Continue reading →

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Big drop in global surface temperature in February, ocean temps flat

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

UAH Global Temperature Update for February, 2013: +0.18 deg. C By Dr. Roy Spencer Our Version 5.5 global average lower tropospheric temperature (LT) anomaly for February, 2013 is +0.18 deg. C, a large decrease from January’s +0.50 deg. C. (click … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate data, Sea Surface Temperature | 71 Comments

Blog Memo to Lead Authors of NCADAC Climate Assessment Report

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

Date: March 4, 2013 Subject: Upcoming NCADAC Climate Assessment Report From: Bob Tisdale – Climate Observations To: Lead Authors of NCADAC Report Dear Lead Authors: The draft of your upcoming NCADAC Climate Assessment Report was recently released for comment. Thank … Continue reading →

Posted in ENSO, Oceans, Sea Surface Temperature, NOAA, NCADAC | 36 Comments