Western Hemisphere Warm Pool (WHWP)

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: NOAA/OAR/ESRL/PSD

Publication_Date: ongoing

Title: Western Hemisphere Warm Pool (WHWP)

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Series_Information:

Series_Name: NOAA Indices and Forecasts

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Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Boulder, CO, USA

Publisher: NOAA/OAR/ESRL/PSD

Other_Citation_Details:

Online_Linkage: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/climateindices/list/#WHWP

Description:

Abstract:

[Source: NOAA/ESRL/PSD, http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/ ] The Western Hemisphere Warm Pool (WHWP) monthly anomaly of the ocean surface area warmer than 28.5B0C in the Atlantic and eastern North Pacific. Climatology is 1951-2000. The WHWMP develops west of Central America in the spring, then expands to the tropical waters to the east. WHWP development Enlarge WHWP development. The WHWP includes the tropical Atlantic Ocean (TNA) east of the Lesser Antilles, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and eastern north Pacific Ocean (NPA). A WHWP heating cycle begins with warmth in the eastern North Pacific in the spring. A dipole pattern off Central America appears due to cold air from the Gulf of Mexico blowing south with mountain jet influence, with warm pools on each side. During boreal spring, the warm pools grow and merge. The warmth and moisture feed the Mexico monsoons, and warmth spreads across the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean areas. The WHWP is correlated with the Tropical North Atlantic index.

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Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Wang, C., and D.B. Enfield 2001 The tropical Western Hemisphere warm pool Geophys. Res. Lett. 28 1635-1638

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Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19480101

Ending_Date: Unknown

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: In Work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -30.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -5.0

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Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS

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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 > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE INDICES > WESTERN HEMISPHERE WARM POOL > WHWP

Theme_Keyword: Whwp

Theme_Keyword: Western Hemisphere Warm Pool

Theme_Keyword: Climate Index

Theme_Keyword: Climate Indices

Theme_Keyword: Sst

Theme_Keyword: Climate Change

Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

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Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Place_Keyword: OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

Place_Keyword: OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN

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Temporal_Keyword: Monthly

Temporal_Keyword: Monthly - < Annual

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Contact_Information:

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Contact_Person: ESRL/PSD DATA INQUIRIES

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: esrl.psd.data@noaa.gov

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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: WHWP Index

Distribution_Liability:

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

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DATA CENTER URL

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http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/correlation/whwp...

Access_Instructions:

Access to monthly WHWP data since 1948

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Online_Option:

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Network_Address:

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http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/climateindices/l...

Access_Instructions:

All NOAA Climate Indices: Monthly Atmospheric and Ocean Time Series data.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Hemisphere_Wa...

Access_Instructions:

Additional information on the WHWP

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20051213

Metadata_Review_Date: 20110404

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