Concept information
Preferred term
Pacific Decadal Oscillation
Definition
- The Pacific decadal oscillation (PDO) is a robust, recurring pattern of ocean-atmosphere climate variability centered over the mid-latitude Pacific basin. The PDO is detected as warm or cool surface waters in the Pacific Ocean, north of 20°N. Over the past century, the amplitude of this climate pattern has varied irregularly at interannual-to-interdecadal time scales (meaning time periods of a few years to as much as time periods of multiple decades). (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_decadal_oscillation)
Broader concept
Entry terms
- PDO
In other languages
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/QX8-WD3XWQN5-1
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