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Arctic Oscillation | North Atlantic Oscillation | Pacific/North American Pattern

The loading pattern shown can be thought of as the positive phase of the AO (anomalously strong polar jet). Values are arbitrary, so don't pay much attention to the values, just the signs. The black line shows the last 90 days of AO activity, and the colored lines are the 4 ensemble members.


 

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