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Pacific decadal oscillation [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
CONT

The Pacific decadal oscillation (PDO), defined as the leading empirical orthogonal function of North Pacific sea surface temperature anomalies, is a widely used index for decadal variability.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
CONT

L’oscillation décennale du Pacifique (ODP) est une variation de la température de surface de la mer dans le bassin de l’océan Pacifique qui déplace la trajectoire des systèmes météorologiques de manière cyclique sur une période de plusieurs décennies, habituellement de 20 à 30 ans.

Spanish

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