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Daily Antarctic Oscillation Index (AAO)
Entry ID: NOAA_NWS_CPC_AAO

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

The daily Antarctic Oscillation (AAO) index is constructed by projecting the daily (00Z) 700mb height anomalies poleward of 20S onto the loading pattern of the AAO.

The daily AAO index and its forecasts using MRF and Ensemble mean forecast data are available for the previous 120 days and they are normalized by standard deviation using 1979-2000 base period. A 3-day running mean is applied for the forecast indices.

The monthly mean AAO index is available from January 1979 to the present.
Related URL
Link: GET DATA
Description: Access to AAO documentation, current graphs and data

Link: GET DATA
Description: Access to AAO monthly means since 1979.
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -20.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0
Min Altitude: 0 MB Max Altitude: 700 MB

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: NOAA/NWS/CPC
Dataset Title: Daily Antarctic Oscillation Index
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/daily_ao_index/...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1979-01-01
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Platform
R/V AA > R/V Aurora Australis
R/V POLARSTERN Ancillary Description
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Instrument
CPR > Continuous Plankton Recorder Ancillary Description
Project
Quality Caution: Fluorometry is measured differently on each vessel and are thus not directly comparable between vessels. See the summary for further details.

The end of each sampling segment is geocoded with latitude and longitude calculated from the one minute time-stamped GPS data. "Segment Length" is the distance in nautical miles for each segment, which is calculated ... View entire text
Access Constraints The data are available for download from the provided URL.

Presence records of known species (with no abundance value) are published via DiGIR web services to SCAR-MarBIN, OBIS and GBIF data portals.

Use the download link below to a web page showing voyages, maps of tracks and species distribution maps of the area between Australia and Antarctica.

Scanned ... View entire text
Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=AADC-00099 when using these data.

Please contact the investigators before using these data, as some ... View entire text
Creative Commons License
This "Southern Ocean Continuous Zooplankton Records" is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
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Data Set Progress
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Originating Center
Australian Antarctic Division
Data Center
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC
Phone: +61 3 6232 3244
Fax: +61 3 6232 3351
Email: metadata at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
Distribution
Distribution Media: HTTP
Distribution Size: 22.5 MB
Distribution Format: excel
Fees: free
Personnel
GRAHAM HOSIE
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: +61 3 6232 3364
Fax: +61 3 6232 3158
Email: graham.hosie at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
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