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Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) at LDEO/IRI Climate Data Library

Entry ID: LDEO_INDICIES_SOI

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Summary

Abstract: The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) is the difference between the
standardized Tahiti Sea Level Pressure (SLP) and the standardized
Darwin SLP measurements. The data was originally collected by
NOAA/NCEP.

The SOI runs from 1951 to present. An earlier standardized SOI runs from 1881
to present.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) data

Link: GET DATA

Description: DODS BaseURL to Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) data

Link: GET DATA

Description: Access to SOI SLP anomalies and SLP differences data

Link: GET DATA

Description: Access to standardized SOI data from 1881 to present

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -12.0

S: -17.0

E: -149.0

W: 131.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Cole, J.

Dataset Title: Southern Oscillation Index (SOI)

Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY

Dataset Publisher: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University

Online Resource: http://ingrid.ldeo.columbia.edu/SOURCES/.Indices/.soi/

Parent DIF

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

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1951-01-01

Start Date: 1881-01-01

Location Keywords

OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN

Data Resolution

Temporal Resolution: monthly
Temporal Resolution Range: Monthly Climatology

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > OSCILLATIONS

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > PRESSURE ANOMALIES

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

EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

NOAA/NCEP

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

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2000-08-30

Last DIF Revision Date: 2005-10-20

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