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Nino 3.4

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: NOAA/NWS/CPC

Publication_Date: ongoing

Title: Nino 3.4

Edition:

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:

Series_Information:

Series_Name: NOAA/NWS/CPC Indices and Forecasts
Issue_Identification:

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/data/indices/

Description:

Abstract:: [Text Source: NOAA/CPC and NOAA/ESRL/PSD] Nino Regions - for data sampling of SSTs the tropical Pacific has been divided into a number of regions named Nino 1, 2,3, 4, and 3.4 (which is encompasses part of both region 3 and 4). Nino 1 is the area defined by 80W-90W and 5S-10S, Nino 2 by 80W-90W and 0S-5S, Nino 3 by 90W-150W and 5N-5S, Nino 4 by 150W-160E and 5N-5S, Nino 3.4 by 120W-170W and 5N-5S. (see: http://ggweather.com/enso/nino_regions.gif) The Climate Prediction Center has weekly data since 1990 and monthly since 1950. The Climate Diagnostics Center has monthly Nino 3.4 since 1948. NCAR has Nino 3.4 data from Trenberth since 1871. (http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cas/catalog/climind/Nino_3_3.4_indices.html)
Purpose:: Not Available
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Trenberth, K. E. (1997) The Definition of El Nino. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 78, 2771-2777. Trenberth, K. E. (1996) El Nino Definition, Exchanges, Newsletter of the Climate Variability and Predictability Programme (CLIVAR), Volume 1, No.3, 6-8.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19480101
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: -170.0
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -120.0
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 5.0
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -5.0

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS
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 > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE > SST
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS > TELECONNECTIONS > EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION (ENSO) > NINO 3.4
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE INDICES > EAST CENTRAL TROPICAL PACIFIC SST
Theme_Keyword: ESIP > EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNERS PROGRAM
Theme_Keyword: Nino 3.4
Theme_Keyword: Climate Index
Theme_Keyword: Climate Indices
Theme_Keyword: Sst Anomalies
Theme_Keyword: Enso
Theme_Keyword: Climate Change
Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Place_Keyword: OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN
Place_Keyword: OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN
Place_Keyword: OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Temporal_Keyword: Monthly, Weekly
Temporal_Keyword: Weekly - < Monthly

Access_Constraints: Not Available

Use_Constraints:

Not Available

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: ED O'LENIC

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: ESRL/PSD DATA INQUIRIES

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: ADAM PHILLIPS

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Ed.Olenic@noaa.gov

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: esrl.psd.data@noaa.gov

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aphilli@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: 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

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: UCAR/NCAR/CGD/CAS > Climate Analysis Section, Climate and Global Dynamics Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Contact_Person: ADAM PHILLIPS

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aphilli@ucar.edu

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: DOC/NOAA/OAR/ESRL/PSD > Physical Sciences Division, Earth System Research Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Contact_Person: ESRL/PSD DATA INQUIRIES

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: esrl.psd.data@noaa.gov

Resource_Description: Weekly Nino 3.4 SST index data since 1990

Resource_Description: Nino 3.4 Index since 1871

Resource_Description: Monthly Nino 3.4 SST index data since 1948

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.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cas/

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/correlation/nina...

Access_Instructions:

Access to monthly Nino 3.4 SST index data since 1948

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/data/indices/wksst.fo...

Access_Instructions:

Access to weekly Nino 3.4 SST index data since 1990

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/data/indices/sstoi.in...

Access_Instructions:

Access to monthly Nino 3.4 SST index data since 1950

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cas/catalog/climind/TNI_N3...

Access_Instructions:

Nino 3.4 Index since 1871 from NCAR

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20051213

Metadata_Review_Date: 20091105

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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