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Monthly Standardized Streamfunction Anomaly and Climatology
LATEST MONTH 250 hPa
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LATEST MONTH 925 hPa

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Data:  NCEP reanalysis monthly streamfunction (250 and 925 hPa) on a 2.5 x 2.5 deg. lat/lon grid.
Base Period:  1971-2000
Data Source:  NCEP

Description:
The maps above show the monthly streamfunction anomaly at 250 (top) and 925 hPa (bottom) standardized by the standard deviation for the base period 1971-2000.  Grey (unlabelled) contours indicate the climatological streamfunction value.  Color contour interval for anomalies is 0.5 standard deviations.  Positive anomalies are shown in yellow and orange; negative anomalies in shades of blue.   NCEP is an acronym for the National Centers for Environmental Prediction, US.