| Clark |
| (Meteorologist) |
| Thu Sep 09 2004 09:36 PM |
Re: Temperatures Depart from Normal
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Are these sea surface temperatures, or actual air temperatures? The atmospheric system always tries to remain in balance (stable), and the purpose of instability is to restore stability. Often times, in response to one event, a contrasting event will appear...so this could be a response like you mention, albeit not necessarily for El Niño (which may or may not come). Or, it could be something else entirely: waters in the equatorial EPac have been running below normal all summer long.