Comments on: El Niño and Panama, Part 1 http://ntsavanna.com/el-nino-and-panama-part-1/ Learning a savanna in Panama, plant by plant Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:13:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: El Niño and Panama, Part 2. The Doldrums « A Neotropical Savanna http://ntsavanna.com/el-nino-and-panama-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-103 El Niño and Panama, Part 2. The Doldrums « A Neotropical Savanna Tue, 19 Dec 2006 19:19:03 +0000 http://ntsavanna.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/el-nino-and-panama-part-1/#comment-103 [...] Back in October, I started looking at some precipitation data for our region and wondered whether we were beginning to see any effects of the current El Niño, which is predicted to continue through May 2007. Since I’m so new to the region, I needed to learn the normal patterns before I could understand how they might be affected by an El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) event. [...] [...] Back in October, I started looking at some precipitation data for our region and wondered whether we were beginning to see any effects of the current El Niño, which is predicted to continue through May 2007. Since I’m so new to the region, I needed to learn the normal patterns before I could understand how they might be affected by an El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) event. [...]

]]> By: panamacoffee http://ntsavanna.com/el-nino-and-panama-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-102 panamacoffee Tue, 10 Oct 2006 11:01:11 +0000 http://ntsavanna.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/el-nino-and-panama-part-1/#comment-102 That's interesting about the jet stream. It certainly doesn't reach us down here. For some time I've had just the most general view of ENSO, so it's satisfying to dig a little deeper. Fortunately, because of the Canal, there are good temperature and precipitation records going back to 1929. I do suspect that the key for us is going to be found in the Atlantic Trade Winds, but I have more digging to do to find out why - and also why anyway do we have a wet and dry season? I've lived here only two years and so have much to learn. Mary That’s interesting about the jet stream. It certainly doesn’t reach us down here. For some time I’ve had just the most general view of ENSO, so it’s satisfying to dig a little deeper. Fortunately, because of the Canal, there are good temperature and precipitation records going back to 1929.

I do suspect that the key for us is going to be found in the Atlantic Trade Winds, but I have more digging to do to find out why – and also why anyway do we have a wet and dry season? I’ve lived here only two years and so have much to learn.

Mary

]]> By: Wayne http://ntsavanna.com/el-nino-and-panama-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Wayne Tue, 10 Oct 2006 03:31:24 +0000 http://ntsavanna.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/el-nino-and-panama-part-1/#comment-101 Bravo! I have my own fascination with atmospheric and oceanic cycles, starting with ENSO, but having worked up to Pacific Decadal Oscillation and Multidecadal Atlantic Oscillation. I'm still at the point though of evaluating El Nino and La Nina from the point of view of the continental US, so it's an interesting view that an El Nino would leave you in Panama drier. I look forward to that explanation, as we in the southeastern US at least tend to be wetter and colder during an El Nino (our droughts come during a La Nina). One of the features that affects us, perhaps more than you, is the jet stream, which the El Nino drags down farther south than usual and promotes more storms and precipitation. Bravo! I have my own fascination with atmospheric and oceanic cycles, starting with ENSO, but having worked up to Pacific Decadal Oscillation and Multidecadal Atlantic Oscillation.

I’m still at the point though of evaluating El Nino and La Nina from the point of view of the continental US, so it’s an interesting view that an El Nino would leave you in Panama drier. I look forward to that explanation, as we in the southeastern US at least tend to be wetter and colder during an El Nino (our droughts come during a La Nina).

One of the features that affects us, perhaps more than you, is the jet stream, which the El Nino drags down farther south than usual and promotes more storms and precipitation.

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