ESS5
Prof. Jin-Yi Yu
Pacific Decadal Oscillation
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“P
acific Decadal Oscillation" (PDO) is a
decadal-scale climate variability that
describe an oscillation in northern Pacific
sea surface temperatures (SSTs).
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PDO is found to link to the decadal
variations of ENSO intensity.
(from University of Washington)
Positive PDO
Negative PDO