PLEASE HELP THESE QUESTIONS 1,The upper panel in Figure 1 depicts SST and winds
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1,The upper panel in Figure 1 depicts SST and winds across the tropical Pacific, and shows the temperature patterns as averaged over the month of December 2015. Isotherms are drawn at a 0.5 C° interval to show the temperature pattern. Temperatures range from above 30.0 °C in the west-central Pacific to the coolest being less than ________ °C near 100° W and 10° S.
2, Average wind directions are indicated by arrows with their lengths proportional to the wind speeds. The prevailing surface winds across most of the eastern and central tropical Pacific during December 2015 were toward the ________.
3.Delineate the approximate location of the boundaries of the ENSO 3.4 region (120°W-170°W, 5° N-5°S). The average anomaly in the region is ________ Celsius degrees.
4. Anomalies in the ENSO 3.4 region similar to those in December 2015 had persisted for more than three prior months. Based on the definitions stated earlier, strong ________ conditions existed in the tropical Pacific in December 2015
5,Figure 2 shows tropical Pacific conditions midway through an especially strong El Niño (warm phase) episode in 1997-98. The upper panel shows warm temperatures across the Pacific, with the lower panel showing anomalies in the ENSO 3.4 region which are ________ Celsius degrees.
6, Figure 3 shows tropical Pacific conditions midway through a strong La Niña (cold phase) episode during 1998-99. The upper panel shows warm temperatures in the western Pacific and colder temperatures along the equator to the east. The lower panel shows anomalies in the ENSO 3.4 region that are ________ Celsius degrees
6, the wind arrows in the upper panels of Figures 2 and 3. They show that during ________ episodes the wind blows more strongly towards the west across all or most of the tropical Pacific
TAO/TRITON Monthly SST (°C) and Winds (ms-1) 160°W 140°W - 120°W 100°W * S N 140°E 160°E 180° 10°N 5°N 0° 5°S 10's December 2015 Means 10°N 5°N > 10. m s -1 N 0° llll o | 5°S 10's + December 2015 Anomalies TAD Project Office/PMEL/NOAAExplanation / Answer
1)270C.
there is a prolonged differences in Pacific Ocean surface temperatures when compared with the average value. The accepted definition is a warming or cooling of at least 0.5 °C averaged over the east-central tropical Pacific Ocean.
2)South west direction
Above the equator Pacific Ocean trade winds blow from the northeast. Below the equator they blow from the southeast.
3)2.250C.
the Pacific Ocean along the equator become warmer or cooler than normal. These anomalies are the hallmark of El Niño and La Niña climate cycles, which can influence weather patterns across the globe.
4)El nino
El nino is the warm phase and is associated with a band of warm ocean water that develops in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific between approximately 1800 and 120°W)
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