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Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) North Pacific Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies
Entry ID: JISAO_PDO_SST_ANOM

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Summary
Abstract: The University of Washington Department of Atmospheric Sciences offers
a &Pacific Decadal Oscillation& (PDO) north Pacific SST anomalies
dataset. These are updated standardized values for the PDO index
derived as the leading PC of monthly SST anomalies in the North
Pacific Ocean, poleward of 20N. The monthly mean global average SST
anomalies are removed to separate this pattern of variability from any
&global warming& signal that may be present in the data.

PDO data are updated every two or three months.

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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 60.0   S: 20.0   E: -74.0   W: 120.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: N. Mantua, S. Hare, Y. Zhang, J. Wallace, R. Francis
Dataset Release Place: Seattle, Washington, USA
Dataset Publisher: University of Washington
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1900-01-01
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Data Resolution
Temporal Resolution: monthly
Science Keywords
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Use Constraints Please cite the dataset originator if you use this data.
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IN WORK
Data Center
Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.jisao.washington.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: TODD MITCHELL
Email: mitchell at atmos.washington.edu
Distribution
Distribution Media: Online WWW, ftp
Distribution Format: ASCII
Fees: None
Personnel
NATHAN MANTUA
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: (206) 616-5347
Fax: (206) 616-5775
Email: mantua at atmos.washington.edu
Contact Address:
JISAO: The Joint Institute for the Study of the
Atmosphere and Oceans
Box 354235
City: Seattle
Province or State: WA
Postal Code: 98195-4235
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Zhang, Y., J.M. Wallace, D.S. Battisti, 1997: ENSO-like interdecadal
variability: 1900-93. J. Climate, 10, 1004-1020.

Mantua, N.J. and S.R. Hare, Y. Zhang, J.M. Wallace, and
R.C. Francis,1997: A Pacific interdecadal climate oscillation with
impacts on salmon production. Bulletin of the American Meteorological
Society, 78, pp. 1069-1079. (available via the internet at url:
http://www.atmos.washington.edu/~david/zwb1997.pdf
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 1999-07-22
Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-04-13

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