Frequency of Surprising Ocean Temperatures (IMAGE)

Gulf of Maine Research Institute

Frequency of Surprising Ocean Temperatures

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a. Number of LMEs (annual=white and 5-year smoothed=red) with an annual temperature 2SD above the mean of the previous 30 years. The shading indicates the probability of a specific number of surprises in each year after accounting for the trend. b. Same but for cold events.

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Gulf of Maine Research Institute

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