tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post110109761129362079..comments2024-03-28T07:09:59.093-08:00Comments on Deep Cold: Alaska Weather & Climate: Warmth Since June 2013 - Part IIRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03946704894714514716noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post-56592129677801403382019-01-01T17:48:56.573-09:002019-01-01T17:48:56.573-09:00Thanks - and yes, that's a good way of putting...Thanks - and yes, that's a good way of putting it. Until the North Pacific regime changes, warmth is nearly inevitable on seasonal to annual time scales.Richard Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313902028896263276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post-33772484062562789562018-12-31T13:05:27.116-09:002018-12-31T13:05:27.116-09:00Thanks Richard, great write-up that helpfully put ...Thanks Richard, great write-up that helpfully put the Alaska warmth in the Arctic context. Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03946704894714514716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post-78385817390465705392018-12-31T11:21:30.628-09:002018-12-31T11:21:30.628-09:00Excellent analysis, and in line with what I expect...Excellent analysis, and in line with what I expected. The PDO ran continuously positive from January 2014 until February 2018 (http://research.jisao.washington.edu/pdo/PDO.latest). That's an awful lot of warm air advection into Alaska. If you couple that with the warm Arctic, then it's clear that Alaska's reporting stations are getting squeezed between two dramatically anomalous regimes. kusko_andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03080483252251856639noreply@blogger.com