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North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) Index at LDEO/IRI Climate Data Library

Entry ID: LDEO_INDICIES_NAO

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Summary

Abstract: The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is based on the difference of
normalized sea level pressure (SLP) between Lisbon, Portugal and
Stykkisholmur/Reykjavik, Iceland from 1864 through 1995.

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Description: J. Hurrell's original NAO Index

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 64.0

S: 38.0

E: -9.0

W: -22.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Hurrell, J.

Dataset Title: North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) Index

Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY

Dataset Publisher: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University

Online Resource: http://ingrid.ldgo.columbia.edu/SOURCES/.Indices/.nao/

Parent DIF

This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
LDEO_INDICES

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1864-12-01

Stop Date: 1995-12-31

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

Data Resolution

Temporal Resolution: monthly winter

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > OSCILLATIONS

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SEA LEVEL PRESSURE

OCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE > SEA LEVEL PRESSURE

CLIMATE INDICATORS > ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS > TELECONNECTIONS > NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION > NAO

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

OCEANS

Project

DODS > Distributed Oceanographic Data System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

OPENDAP > Open-source Project for a Network Data Access Protocol

Ancillary Keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE

GLOBAL WARMING

NAO

SLP

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

NASA/GISS

Data Center

Climate Data Library, International Research Institute for Climate Prediction, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University

Data Center URL: http://ingrid.ldeo.columbia.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: BENNO BLUMENTHAL Phone: (845) 680-4450 Fax: (845) 680-4864 Email: benno at iri.ldeo.columbia.edu Contact Address: Data Library Manager International Research Institute for Climate Prediction Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Columbia University City: Palisades Province or State: NY Postal Code: 10964-8000 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: WWW

Fees: none

Publications/References

Hurrell, J. W., 1995: Decadal trends in the North Atlantic
Oscillation: Regional temperatures and precipitation. Science, 269,
676-679.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2000-08-30

Last DIF Revision Date: 2007-09-19

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