Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO)

Describes SST variability in the north Pacific Ocean.

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Correlation of the PDO from NOAA/PSL with the NOAA ERSST V5 SST for January
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Description and Specifications
Description
    Ensemble mean PDO from the COBE SST, NOAA ERSST V5, and HadISST1.1 SST datasets. PDO is defined as the leading EOF of monthly SSTA in the North Pacific, between 20N-70N. SST monthly climatology is removed and then the global mean is removed. Climatology is 1920-2014.
Temporal Coverage
  • Monthly values: 1891/01 to present
  • Update Status: Monthly
Data Notes
    Units: degC
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Source, citation and related Information.
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Original Source
    NOAA/PSL
Time-series source dataset(s)
Citation
  • Newman, M., M. A. Alexander, T. R. Ault, K. M. Cobb, C. Deser, E. Di Lorenzo, N. Mantua, A. J. Miller, S. Minobe, H. Nakamura, N. Schneider, D. J. Vimont, A. S. Phillips, J. D. Scott and C. A. Smith (June 2016): The Pacific Decadal Oscillation, Revisited. J. Climate, 29 (12), 4399-4427, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0508.1.
References
  • Newman, M., M. A. Alexander, T. R. Ault, K. M. Cobb, C. Deser, E. Di Lorenzo, N. Mantua, A. J. Miller, S. Minobe, H. Nakamura, N. Schneider, D. J. Vimont, A. S. Phillips, J. D. Scott and C. A. Smith (June 2016): The Pacific Decadal Oscillation, Revisited. J. Climate, 29 (12), 4399-4427, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0508.1.
Analysis pages that use time-series
Analysis pages
  • WRIT correlation
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