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Decadal trends in the North Atlantic Oscillation: Regional temperatures and precipitation

Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Metadata:

Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Hurrell, J.W.

Publication_Date: 1995

Title: Decadal trends in the North Atlantic Oscillation: Regional temperatures and precipitation

Edition:

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Science
Issue_Identification: 269

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place:
Publisher: AAAS

Other_Citation_Details:

Online_Linkage: http://jisao.washington.edu/data_sets/nao/

Description:

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 1996 for the months December-March. This index was provided by Hurrell (1995). Seasonal means based on these calendar months as the centers-of-action of the NAO tend to move about or are not as well defined during the other calendar months. See: http://jisao.washington.edu/data_sets/nao/ The NAO data of Hurrell at the JISAO differ slightly from the Hurrell NAO Index published online at NCAR http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cas/jhurrell/indices.html See: http://www.oceansatlas.org/servlet/CDSServlet?status=ND0xMjczNS40MDI3NCY2PWVuJjMzPXdlYi1zaXRlcyYzNz1pbmZv for more information on the NAO Index and other online sources of NAO data.
Purpose:: Not Available
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Hurrell, J. W 1995 Decadal trends in the North Atlantic Oscillation: Regional temperatures and precipitation Science 269 676-679
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Hurrell, J. W., 1996 Influence of variations in extratropical wintertime teleconnections on Northern Hemisphere temperatures Geophys. Res. Lett. 23 665-668
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Hurrell, J. W., and H. van Loon 1997 Decadal variations in climate associated with the North Atlantic oscillation Clim. Change 36 301-326

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 18640101
Ending_Date: 19961231

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: In Work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -22.0
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -9.0
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 64.0
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.0

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD PLATFORM
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > OSCILLATIONS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > PRESSURE ANOMALIES
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SEA LEVEL PRESSURE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS > TELECONNECTIONS > NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION > NAO
Theme_Keyword: GROUND STATIONS
Theme_Keyword: Climate Index
Theme_Keyword: Climate Indices
Theme_Keyword: Climatology
Theme_Keyword: Nao
Theme_Keyword: Slp
Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Place_Keyword: OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN
Place_Keyword: OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Temporal_Keyword: Yearly
Temporal_Keyword: Annual

Access_Constraints: Not Available

Use_Constraints:

Not Available

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: JAMES W. HURRELL

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: TODD MITCHELL

Contact_Position: INVESTIGATOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jhurrell@ucar.edu

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mitchell@atmos.washington.edu

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: Not Available

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Not Available

Completeness_Report:

Not Available

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: Not Available
Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: UWA/ATMOS/JISAO > Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington
Contact_Person: TODD MITCHELL

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mitchell@atmos.washington.edu

Resource_Description: NAO_HURRELL

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ASCII

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.jisao.washington.edu/

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://climatedataguide.ucar.edu/guidance/hurrell-...

Access_Instructions:

Hurrell North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) Index (station-based)

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://climatedataguide.ucar.edu/guidance/hurrell-...

Access_Instructions:

Hurrell North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) Index (PC-based)

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://jisao.washington.edu/data_sets/nao/

Access_Instructions:

J. Hurrell's NAO Index available from JISAO

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www1.secam.ex.ac.uk/nao-indices.dhtml

Access_Instructions:

The NAO Thematic Web Site

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date:

Metadata_Review_Date: 20120924

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: SCOTT A. RITZ

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Address: Global Change Master Directory
City: Greenbelt
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 20771
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-614-5126

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-614-5268

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Scott.A.Ritz@nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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