Thursday, December 7, 2017

Winter '17 / '18 - Arctic Oscillation - NOV

NOV/s Arctic Oscillation (AO) Index:  -0.078


Given NOV-17/s negative AO ... the 2x2 contingency table predicts a 72% likelihood the three-month average AO will be negative this winter.  The results says nothing about the magnitude of the winter/s AO or which months will be negative ... only its sign.

NOTE:
True + ==> correct prediction
False + ==> incorrect prediction


Scatterplot of the 67-year AO period of record (1950 - 2016)

Lower left quad:  NOV -AO and DJF -AO
Lower right quad:  NOV +AO and DJF -AO

Upper left quad:  NOV -AO and DJF +AO
Upper right quad:  NOV +AO and DJF +AO

Related posts by NEWxSFC ...
Winter '17 / '18 - NOV/s Arctic Oscillation: Winter/s Leading Indicator
http://newxsfc.blogspot.com/search?q=arctic+oscillation

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