Tuesday, March 12, 2024

State of the oceans - March 12, 2024

 I'm doing this without the ocean current maps.  I fear this is another physics thing dropped due to lack of interest.  We can infer ocean currents from the temperatures.


The daily ocean temperatures have firmly joined the crowd of previous years.  You can see how far last year drifted away.  The energy of the heating event is determined by the area under the curve, and this event was short.  It did nothing for the earth, but gave the wokes a celebration.


The tropics aren't doing much, but they are getting a seasonal effect.  I think that little wobble will settle.


You can enjoy how the famous El No-no anomaly has just vanished to nothing.  In fact, there is no anomaly across the entire Pacific.  Do not expect a comment from them.



You can see the huge turbulence wings on the cold water along the equator.  There is great physics here on how the turbulence can be maintained for the entire length.  I wish I had measurements.

All in all, we are heading into an ice cycle summer.  Total sog for Australia and South Africa, dry desert for the North.  Or not.



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