285
b)
Atlantic mode SST
r-------------------------~~------~
. ~ ...
70N
60N
SON
20N
. Il>
ION
.-- ":-: ..... -.. :.~ .. ' .
EO~~~~~~~~~~~ ··~ --' ~ --~- --~-· ~-·- .. - ~ · --~~~~-,--~
60W SOW 40W JOW 20W lOW 0
IOE 20E JOE 40E
c)
Atlantic mode
z500
r-----------------------------------~
40N
30N
ION
EO~~~~~~--r-~--r-~--r--r--~~--~~~
IOOW 90W BOW 70W 60W SOW 40W 30W 20W lOW 0
IOE 20E 30E 40E
Figure 10: continued: b) canonical SST (predictor), and c) canonical 500 hPa height
(predictand) pattern. The units in (b) and (c) are C and gpm, respectively, and the
values are representative of a one-standard deviation change.
The corresponding SST anomaly pattern (Fig. lOb) shows a positive
anomaly along the path of the (model) Gulf stream in the western and
central part of the basin centered near 35° N which is surrounded by neg-
b)
Atlantic mode SST
r-------------------------~~------~
. ~ ...
70N
60N
SON
20N
. Il>
ION
.-- ":-: ..... -.. :.~ .. ' .
EO~~~~~~~~~~~ ··~ --' ~ --~- --~-· ~-·- .. - ~ · --~~~~-,--~
60W SOW 40W JOW 20W lOW 0
IOE 20E JOE 40E
c)
Atlantic mode
z500
r-----------------------------------~
40N
30N
ION
EO~~~~~~--r-~--r-~--r--r--~~--~~~
IOOW 90W BOW 70W 60W SOW 40W 30W 20W lOW 0
IOE 20E 30E 40E
Figure 10: continued: b) canonical SST (predictor), and c) canonical 500 hPa height
(predictand) pattern. The units in (b) and (c) are C and gpm, respectively, and the
values are representative of a one-standard deviation change.
The corresponding SST anomaly pattern (Fig. lOb) shows a positive
anomaly along the path of the (model) Gulf stream in the western and
central part of the basin centered near 35° N which is surrounded by neg-