P2.97
The Global 3-Dimensional Structure of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation
Erik Fraza, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and J. Lin and S. Melaragno
The Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) is the dominant decadal mode of the Pacific coupled ocean-atmosphere climate system. Most of the previous studies on PDO focused on the surface conditions. This study examines the global 3-dimentional structure of the PDO using the NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis data from 1948-2008. The results show that distinct climate anomaly patterns associated with PDO extend from the surface into the upper troposphere around the globe, even with some signals in the stratosphere. A detailed presentation of the results will be delivered at the conference.
Poster Session 2, Posters: Tropical Cyclone Modeling, Convection, Tropical Cyclone Structure, Intraseasonal Variability, T-PARC, TCS-08, Air-Sea Interaction, Convectively Coupled Waves, Tropical Cyclone Observations, Climate Change, Probabilistic Forecasting
Thursday, 13 May 2010, 3:30 PM-5:00 PM, Arizona Ballroom 7
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