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I looked at North #Atlantic SST monthly growth rates along the shipping routes in 2degree longitude bands to investigate some more what occurred in crazy 2023 – for which less #SO2 from shipping is made out as THE culprit by some people.
The chronology in Chart 1 shows that 2023 wasn't a singularity: 2017-2018 looks similar. 1994-1995 as well, but with the highest growth rates in Center-West longitudes since 1986. So 2023-2024 might just be such a freak occurrence like the other two. They lasted from October to September 1994-1995, and from August to May 2016-2017. The 2023 freak started in June, so might last to May? We’ll see. But I don't see how shipping SO2 should be THE culprit. 🤔
Chart2 is sorted on months. When you mentally divide the columns in 3 groups, West-Center-East, and evaluate the variation between dark and orange in the groups, it appears that the winter months December - February in Center and East gained in variability since 2008, while summer months June-September lost variability 2016ff (or 2011ff for July only).
See text shot for more info on what the charts show. Data: https://coastwatch.noaa.gov
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