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Daily Pacific-North America (PNA) Pattern from NOAA/Climate Prediction Center

Entry ID: NOAA_NWS_CPC_PNA

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Summary

Abstract: [Source: NOAA Climate Prediction Center, http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/ ]

The daily Pacific-North America Patter (PNA) index is constructed by properly projecting the daily (00Z) 500mb height anomalies over the Northern Hemsiphere onto the loading pattern of the PNA.

The daily PNA index and its forecasts using MRF and Ensemble mean forecast data are available for the previous 120 days and they ...

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Description: Access to PNA documentation, graphics, and data

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: 90.0	S: 10.0	E: 180.0	W: -180.0
Min Altitude: 0MB Max Altitude: 500MB

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: NOAA/NWS/CPC

Dataset Title: Pacific-North America (PNA) Pattern

Dataset Series Name: NOAA/NWS/CPC Indices and Forecasts

Dataset Release Date: ongoing

Dataset Release Place: Camp Springs, MD

Dataset Publisher: NOAA National Weather Service, Center for Climate Prediction

Online Resource: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/precip/CWlink/pna/pna_index.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1950-01-01

Location Keywords

OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN

OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

Data Resolution

Temporal Resolution: daily, monthly, seasonal

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT

CLIMATE INDICATORS > ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS > TELECONNECTIONS > PACIFIC/NORTH AMERICAN (PNA) PATTERN > PNA

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

OCEANS

Instrument

VISUAL OBSERVATIONS

Project

OBIS > OCEAN BIOGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

COML > CENSUS OF MARINE LIFE

Quality Overland records were removed.

Access Constraints None.

Use Constraints Acknowledge the use of specific records from contributing databases in the form
appearing in the 'Citation' field thereof (if any); and acknowledge the use of
the OBIS facility.

For information purposes, email to obissupport@marine.rutgers.edu the full
citation of any publication made (printed or electronic) that cites OBIS or any
constituent part.

Recognize the limitations of data in OBIS.

Ancillary Keywords

ACANTHONOTOZOMATIDAE

ACANTHONYCHIDAE

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

iziko South African Museum, Republic of South Africa

Data Center

International Ocean Biogeographic Information System

Data Center URL: http://www.iobis.org/

Data Center Personnel
Name: EDWARD VANDEN BERGHE Phone: (732) 932-6555 x 565 Fax: (732) 932-8578 Email: evberghe at marine.rutgers.edu, evberghe at iobis.org Contact Address: Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences Rutgers University 71 Dudley Road City: New Brunswick Province or State: NJ Postal Code: 08901-8521 Country: USA