Arctic Oscillation (AO) Index Data
Entry ID: JISAO_ARCTIC_AO

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Summary
Abstract: The University of Washington Joint Institute for the Study of the
Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) offers an Arctic Oscillation (AO) Index
dataset. The Arctic Oscillation (AO) is defined as the leading EOF of
Northern Hemisphere sea-level pressure anomalies poleward of 20N,
weighted by area (Thompson and Wallace, 1998).

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Description: Access to AO Index documentation, graphs and data from 1899. Data
includes monthly means and seasonal (JFM) means.
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: 75.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Jonathan Adams
Dataset Title: Global Land Environments since the Last Interglacial
Dataset Release Date: 2003
Dataset Publisher: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Online Resource: http://www.esd.ornl.gov/projects/qen/nerc.html
Paleo Temporal Coverage
Paleo Start Date: 150,000 ybp
Paleo Stop Date: 0 ybp
Chrono Unit:
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints None
Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Originating Center
Data Center
Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U. S. Department of Energy Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.esd.ornl.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: JONATHAN ADAMS
Phone: (63) (8) 8303 5646
Email: jadams at arts.adelaide.edu.au
Contact Address:
University of Adelaide
Geography Department
City: Adelaide
Postal Code: SA 5005
Country: Australia
Distribution
Distribution Media: online WWW
Distribution Format: GIS Layers
Fees: none
Personnel
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: (63) (8) 8303 5646
Email: jadams at arts.adelaide.edu.au
Contact Address:
University of Adelaide
Geography Department
City: Adelaide
Postal Code: SA 5005
Country: Australia
Publications/References
Extensive references on the construction of paleovegetation maps is
available:
http://members.cox.net/quaternary/refs.html
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2003-05-22
Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-05-30

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