Comments on “A Cautionary Note on the Interpretation of EOFs”
- 1 April 2003
- journal article
- Published by American Meteorological Society in Journal of Climate
- Vol. 16 (7) , 1087-1093
- https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<1087:coacno>2.0.co;2
Abstract
The misleading aspect of the statistical analyses used in Dommenget and Latif, which raises concerns on some of the reported climate modes, is demonstrated. Adopting simple statistical techniques, the physical existence of the Indian Ocean dipole mode is shown and then the limitations of varimax and regression analyses in capturing the climate mode are discussed. Abstract The misleading aspect of the statistical analyses used in Dommenget and Latif, which raises concerns on some of the reported climate modes, is demonstrated. Adopting simple statistical techniques, the physical existence of the Indian Ocean dipole mode is shown and then the limitations of varimax and regression analyses in capturing the climate mode are discussed.Keywords
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