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Seasonal to Interannual Climate Variability in the 21 st and 22 nd Century: ENSO & NAO

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Seasonal to Interannual Climate Variability in the21st and 22nd Century: ENSO & NAO

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ElNiño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO)North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO)ENSO&NAOSummary&Discussion

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Modell & Data:ECHAM5/MPIOM (IPCC runs)

20th century simulations 1900-2000 (20C)A1B scenarios 2001-2100 (21C)A1B scenario stabilisation runs 2101-2200 (22C)--> 3 realisations each

ObservationsRe-Analysis (ERA40, NCEP)

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Coupling Atmosphere and Ocean

ElNinoSea SurfaceTemperature

Southern OscillationSea Level Pressure

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1982 19901986 1994 1998 2002 2006

Nino3.4 IndexSSTa[x=150W:90W, y=5S:5N]

Frequency 2-7yEl Nino period typically last 1y, max. Winter

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Nino3.4 IndexSSTa[x=150W:90W, y=5S:5N]

1982 19901986 1994 1998 2002 2006

Frequency 2-7yEl Nino period typically last 1y, max. WinterLa Nina period >= 1y

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Impact I: DroughtAnnually Averaged 06.1998 – 05.2002

[mm/y][ºC]

-1 1 200 200

Hoerling and Kumar 2003

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Impact II: HurricaneStorm Tracks

(From IRI)

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Impact II: HurricaneStorm Tracks

Others Fields of Impact:Human HealthWater RecourcesNatural HazardsEnergyEcosystemswww.columbia.edu/climate/ENSO/societal

(From IRI)

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Winter (DJF) Nino3.4 index(IPCC runs)

Relative to control simulationMean shift towards higher valuesIncrease in variability (detrendedNino3.4 index)

σ20C=1.62σ21C=1.81σ22C=1.91

Red: ERA40Black/Grey : ECHAM5/MPIOM

20C

21C

22C

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22C

20C

ENSO Impact on Surface Temperature (IPCCruns):

Composites: ENSO+ – ENSO– whereENSO+ (ENSO–) defined as Nino3.4 Index > 1sd (<–1sd)

Fields (Index) relative to the period considered

Fields (Index) detrended prior analysis

5

-5

5

-5

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Positive Phase:Strong Gradient of High & Low Pressure in the North AtlanticEnhanced Storm Activity along„northern“ routeAssociated wet (dry) conditionsand more (less) precipitation in Northern (Southern) Europe

Lahmont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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Negative Phase:Weak Gradient of High & Low Pressure in the North AtlanticEnhanced Storm Activity along„southern“ routeAssociated wet (dry) conditionsand more (less) precipitation in Southern (Northern) Europe

Lahmont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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Winter NAO Index

-2

-1

1

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0

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Averaged WinterTemperature overNorthern Europe (50ºN-70ºN ;0ºE-60ºE)

1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000

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-2

2

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0[°C

]

NAO Impact:Near Surface Temperature

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1

0

-1

-2

1960 1980 2000

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Appenzeller et al. 2001

-2

-1

1

2

0

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Appenzeller et al. 2001

Other fields of impact:

Ecosystems (Marine,Terrestrial,Freshwater)

Energy...

J. W. Hurrell et al. „The North Atlantic Oscillation:Climatic Significance andEnvironmental Impact“

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Winter NAO index(IPCC runs)

Regressed onto 1. EOF of controlsimulationSlight mean shift towards higherValues

ō22C=0.31Small increase in variability(detrended)

σ20C=1.00σ21C=1.08σ22C=1.13

Red: ERA40Black/Grey : ECHAM5/MPIOM

20C

21C

22C

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Averaged Northern Europe Winter Temperature(IPCC runs)

20C 21C 22C

NAO Index > 1sdNAO Index < –1sd

[ºC] [ºC] [ºC]

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Composites of Geopotential 500hPaElNino – Climatology (IPCC runs)

20C 21C 22C

Contour Levels 10 gpm

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Composites of Geopotential 500hPaLaNina – Climatology (IPCC runs)

20C 21C 22C

Contour Levels 10 gpm

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Winter NAO index(IPCC runs)

20C-0.13<r<-0.01

21C-0.30<r<-0.26

22C-0.46<r<-0.37

Nino3.4 Index > 1sdNino3.4 Index < –1sd

Mueller and Roeckner 2005

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Variability of today‘s ENSO and NAO have a relatively large impact on local climate (even in remote regions)

Mean State and Variability of future ENSO is increased, but relatively modest for the NAO (as suggested by theECHAM5/MPIOM IPCC scenarios)

Variability of existing patterns of impact with respect to ENSO and the NAO are likely to be increased in the21st/22nd century

ENSO and NAO are increasingly correlated in the 21st/22nd

century

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A more precise formulation of the results requires to include several sources of uncertaintiesModel formulation (i.e. multi-model approach)Anthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Forcing (B1 ...)-> EU-Project ENSEMBLESDecadal Climate Variability

Given a high forecast skill of ENSO several seasons aheadand assuming a stronger relationship between ENSO& NAO, what are the implications for long-range (seasonal)forecasting in the sphere of the NAO

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