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The last century of warming…. GISS SAT. England et al. [2014] Nature Climate Change. Recent climate trends…. ERA - Interim SLP and wind stress trends. 1992-2011. England et al. [2014] Nature Climate Change. Recent climate trends…. AVISO sea surface height trends. 1992-2011. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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The last century of warming….

GISS SATEngland et al. [2014] Nature Climate Change

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Recent climate trends….

1992-2011ERA-Interim SLP and wind stress trends

England et al. [2014] Nature Climate Change

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Recent climate trends….

1992-2011AVISO sea surface height trends

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Recent climate trends….

1992-2011HadISST sea surface temperature trends

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Recent climate trends….

1992-2011GISS surface air temperature trends

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Recent Pacific Ocean trends….

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What do the Pacific wind trends do in models….?

OCEAN GCM, SIMPLE ATMOSPHERE

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What do the Pacific wind trends do in models….?

OCEAN GCM, SIMPLE ATMOSPHERE

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What do the Pacific wind trends do in models….?

OCEAN GCM, SIMPLE ATMOSPHERE

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What do the Pacific wind trends do in models….?

SPIN UP

OCEAN GCM, SIMPLE ATMOSPHERE

Half the hiatus

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What does this mean for climate projections….?

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What does this mean for climate projections….?

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How unusual are the wind trends….?

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Do models capture the magnitude of decadal variability seen in OBS?

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Recent OBS wind trends vs. models

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Conclusions

• Recent observed trade wind trend unprecedented

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Conclusions

• Recent observed trade wind trend unprecedented

• Missing in CMIP models

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Conclusions

• Recent observed trade wind trend unprecedented

• Missing in CMIP models

• Cooling impact can account for the hiatus• Ocean heat uptake• Teleconnections from cool East Pacific SST

• Hiatus could persist for much of the present decade

• Warming out of hiatus likely rapid

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Greg JohnsonNOAA / PMEL

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Role of trade winds in mid-20th Century hiatus

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