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North Pacific Index

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: Trenberth, K. and J. Hurrell

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: North Pacific Index

Edition:

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:

Series_Information:

Series_Name:
Issue_Identification:

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Boulder, CO
Publisher: NCAR

Other_Citation_Details:

Online_Linkage: http://climatedataguide.ucar.edu/guidance/north-pacific-index-npi-trenberth-and-hurrell-monthly-and-winter

Description:

Abstract:: The North Pacific (NP) Index is the area-weighted sea level pressure (SLP) over the region 30N-65N, 160E-140W and is used to measure decadal variations linked to El Nino (ENSO) and La Nina events. The NP data set consists of; - Monthly NP Index - November-March NP Index - November-March NP Anomaly Index The NP data set is available from: http://climatedataguide.ucar.edu/guidance/north-pacific-index-npi-trenberth-and-hurrell-monthly-and-winter
Purpose:: Not Available
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Trenberth, K.E., and J.W. Hurrell, 1995: Decadal climate variations in the Pacific. National Research Council, Natural Climate Variability on Decade-to-Century Time Scales. D. G. Martinson, K. Bryan, M.Ghil, M. M. Hall, T. R. Karl, E. S. Sarachik, S. Sorooshian, and L.D. Talley, Eds., National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.: 472-481.
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Trenberth. K.E. and J.W. Hurrell, 1995: Decadal Coupled Atmospheric-Ocean Variations in the North Pacific Ocean. In Climate Change and Northern Fish Populations. Canadian Special Publication Fisheries Aquatic Sciences. R.J. Beamish. Ed. 121 15-24.
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Hurrell, J.W. and H. van Loon, 1994: A Modulation of the Atmospheric Annual Cycle in the Southern Hemisphere. Tellus: Vol. 46A, pp.325-338.
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Trenberth. K.E. and J.W. Hurrell, 1994: Decadal Atmosphere-Ocean Variations in the Pacifc. Climate Dynamics: Vol. 9, pp.303-319.
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: For a complete list of published papers, papers in press and white papers, see: "http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/~jhurrell/2001-2002.html" "http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/~jhurrell/press.html" "http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/~jhurrell/white.html"

Time_Period_of_Content:

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Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 18990101
Ending_Date: Unknown

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: In Work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: 160.0
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -140.0
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 65.0
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.0

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD PLATFORM
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: PROJECT
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 > EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION (ENSO) > ENSO
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS > TELECONNECTIONS > NORTH PACIFIC OSCILLATION
Theme_Keyword: GROUND STATIONS
Theme_Keyword: ESIP > EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNERS PROGRAM
Theme_Keyword: Climate Index
Theme_Keyword: Climate Indices
Theme_Keyword: North Pacific
Theme_Keyword: Slp
Theme_Keyword: Np
Theme_Keyword: Climate Anomalies
Theme_Keyword: El Nino
Theme_Keyword: Enso
Theme_Keyword: La Nina
Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Place_Keyword: OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN
Place_Keyword: OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Temporal_Keyword: Monthly, Seasonal

Access_Constraints: Please cite the dataset creator if you use this data: NP Index Data provided by the Climate Analysis Section, NCAR, Boulder, USA, Trenberth and Hurrell (1994).

Use_Constraints:

Not Available

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: JAMES W. HURRELL

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: KEVIN TRENBERTH

Contact_Position: INVESTIGATOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: National Center for Atmospheric Research
Address: P.O. Box 3000
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80307-3000
Country: USA

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jhurrell@ucar.edu

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: trenbert@ucar.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: UCAR/NCAR/CGD > Climate and Global Dynamics Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Contact_Person: CLIMATE AND GLOBAL DYNAMICS DIVISION

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: National Center for Atmospheric Research
Address: P.O. Box 3000
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80307-3000
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303.497.1740

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cwimert@cgd.ucar.edu

Resource_Description: NCAR_NP

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.cgd.ucar.edu/

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://climatedataguide.ucar.edu/guidance/north-pa...

Access_Instructions:

Access to the North Pacific Index data set.

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date:

Metadata_Review_Date: 20130401

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GENE R. MAJOR

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gsfc-gcmduso@mail.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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