Niño 3 SST Index from the NOAA ERSST V5
NIño 3 is the area averaged anomalies over the Niño 3 region (5N-5S,150W-90W) using a climatology of 1981-2010. Map of ENSO regions.
Correlation of Niño 3 index with NOAA ERSST V5
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Description
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Niño 3 is the area averaged anomalies over the Niño 3 region (5N-5S,150W-90W) using a climatolgy of 1981-2010. Map of ENSO regions.
Temporal Coverage
- Monthly values: 1950/01 to present
- Update Status: Monthly
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Original Source
- Index is calculated at NOAA/CPC
Time-series source dataset(s)
- Input data for the index calculation is the NOAA ERSST V5 analysis.
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References
- Huang, B., M. J. Menne, T. Boyer, E. Freeman, B. E. Gleason, J. H. Lawrimore, C. Liu, J. J. Rennie, C. Schreck, F. Sun, R. Vose, C. N. Williams, X. Yin, and H.-M. Zhang, 2020: Uncertainty estimates for sea surface temperature and land surface air temperature in NOAAGlobalTemp version 5. Journal of Climate, 33, 1351-1379, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0395.1.
- Huang, B., C. Liu, G. Ren, H.-M. Zhang, and L. Zhang, 2019: The role of buoy and Argo observations in two SST analyses in the global and tropical Pacific oceans. Journal of Climate, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-18-0368.1.
- Huang, B., W. Angel, T. Boyer, L. Cheng, G. Chepurin, E. Freeman, C. Liu, and H.-M. Zhang, 2018: Evaluating SST analyses with independent ocean profile observations. J. Climate, 31, 5015-5030, doi:10.1175/jcli-d-17-0824.1.
- Huang, B., Peter W. Thorne, et. al, 2017: Extended Reconstructed Sea Surface Temperature version 5 (ERSSTv5), Upgrades, validations, and intercomparisons. Journal of Climate, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0836.1.
- Huang, B., C. Liu, G. Ren, H.-M. Zhang, and L. Zhang, 2018: The role of buoy and Argo observations in two SST analyses in the global and tropical Pacific oceans. Journal of Climate, 32, 2517-2535, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-18-0368.1.