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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS > TELECONNECTIONS > EQUATORIAL PACIFIC ZONAL WIND ANOMALY INDEX

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EQUATORIAL PACIFIC ZONAL WIND ANOMALY INDEX  

DEFINITION

  • The ENSO zonal wind anomaly index is calculated for the region 8N-8S, 150E-140W from the COADS data. This region was chosen from a map of zonal wind regressed onto an index of eastern equatorial Pacific SST for the period 1950-79. The anomalies are with respect to a 1950-79 climatology.

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  • 2012-07-09 11:26:06.0 [mpmorahan] insert Definition (id: null text: The ENSO zonal wind anomaly index is calculated for the region 8N-8S, 150E-140W from the COADS data. This region was chosen from a map of zonal wind regressed onto an index of eastern equatorial Pacific SST for the period 1950-79. The anomalies are with respect to a 1950-79 climatology. language code: en);

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