Archive for November, 2018
It would seem summers have been on a cooling trend over Greenland in recent summers. In 2017, a new July record low of -33C was set at Summit. Thanks to a strong +NAO last summer, 2018 has been the coolest summer for Greenland in 20 years. Frequent snowfall increased the ‘surface mass budget’ or SMB […]
The 2018-19 winter forecast is based on and factoring in all atmospheric/oceanic drivers currently in play. This year’s forecast will take into consideration the Pacific and Atlantic sea surface temperature anomalies, continued development of an El Nino as well as solar cycle status. Background Here are the main factors taken into consideration for the upcoming […]
The 2018-19 winter forecast is based on and factoring in all atmospheric/oceanic drivers currently in play. This year’s forecast will take into consideration the current ENSO index (El Nino Southern Oscillation), the global as well as Atlantic SSTA (sea surface temperature anomaly) profile, arctic sea ice extent and current status of the solar cycle. There […]
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