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Pacific Decadal Oscillation (“PDO”) Oscillation décennale Pacifique (“PDO”)

28 Nov 2004 by group

A pattern of variability in the ocean and atmosphere that appears to be centered in the extratropical North Pacific, which emphasizes decadal, rather than interannual, timescales. Term was introduced by Mantua et al. (1997). More information on the PDO can be found here.
Mode de variabilité de l’océan et de l’atmosphère centré dans le Pacifique Nord extra-tropical et concentré aux échelles de temps décennales. Ce terme a été proposé pour la première fois par Mantua et al. en 1997. Plus d’informations sur la “PDO” peuvent être trouvées ici.

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