Daily North Atlantic Oscillation Index

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: NOAA/NWS/CPC

Publication_Date: ongoing

Title: Daily North Atlantic Oscillation Index

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Series_Information:

Series_Name: NOAA/NWS/CPC Indices and Forecasts

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Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Camp Springs, MD

Publisher: NOAA National Weather Service, Center for Climate Prediction

Other_Citation_Details:

Online_Linkage: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/precip/CWlink/pna/nao_index.html

Description:

Abstract:

[Source: NOAA Climate Prediction Center, http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/ ] The daily North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) index is constructed by properly projecting the daily (00Z) 500mb height anomalies over the Northern Hemsiphere onto the loading pattern of the NAO. The daily NAO 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 of the monthly NAO index from 1950 to 2000. A 3-day running mean is applied for the forecast indices. Monthly and seasonal (JFM) mean NAO index data from 1950 are also available. See: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/precip/CWlink/pna/nao_index.html

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Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19500101

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: -180.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.0

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > OSCILLATIONS > NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION INDEX

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > PRESSURE ANOMALIES

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS > TELECONNECTIONS > NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION > NAO

Theme_Keyword: Nao

Theme_Keyword: North Atlantic Oscillation Index

Theme_Keyword: Climate Index

Theme_Keyword: Climate Indices

Theme_Keyword: Forecast Indices

Theme_Keyword: Atmospheric Circulation

Theme_Keyword: Climate Change

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: Daily, Monthly, Seasonal

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Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC > Climate Prediction Center, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Contact_Person: ED O'LENIC

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Ed.Olenic@noaa.gov

Resource_Description: NAO Index

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

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Format_Name: ascii

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Online_Option:

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Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/precip/CWlin...

Access_Instructions:

Access to NAO documentation, graphics, and data.

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/precip/CWlin...

Access_Instructions:

Access to monthly mean NAO data since 1950.

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/climate/climatescience.htm...

Access_Instructions:

Information on the AO and NAO with links to other climate topics

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20030211

Metadata_Review_Date: 20091104

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GCMD User Support Office

Contact_Organization: NASA Global Change Master Directory

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Not Available

City: Lanham

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20706

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: Not Available

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gcmduso@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time