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Surface ocean indices (updated week of 10-MAR-2024)

 Pacific
current value
series std
current value key »
monthly tendency key »
 Niño1+2 far eastern equatorial SSTA  map »
1.07 °C
±1.10 °C
 Niño3 eastern equatorial SSTA  map »
1.20 °C
±0.91 °C
 Niño3.4 central equatorial SSTA  map »
1.34 °C
±0.87 °C
 Niño4 west-central equatorial SSTA  map »
1.02 °C
±0.67 °C
Atlantic
   
 TNA north tropical SSTA  map »
1.53 °C
±0.46 °
 TSA south tropical SSTA  map »
1.43 °C
±0.39 °C
 NAT north equatorial SSTA  map »
1.65 °C
±0.49 °C
 SAT south equatorial SSTA  map »
1.37 °C
±0.41 °C
 TASI north-south equatorial SST gradient  map »
0.27 °C
±0.54 °C
Indian
   
 WTIO western equatorial SSTA  map »
1.09 °C
±0.42 °C
 SETIO southeastern equatorial SSTA  map »
0.72 °C
±0.43 °C
 DMI west-east equatorial SST gradient  map »
0.37 °C
±0.46 °C
 SWIO south western SSTA   map »
0.52 °C
±0.41 °C

see also the OOPC Web Site for an alternate presentation of the state of the tropical oceans.


Subsurface ocean index

 
updated
current value
std
latest 3‑mon
mean value
key »
latest 3‑mon
tendency
key »
 Bermuda-Labrador Basin Transport Index »
24-JUN-2009
62.0 Mtons/sec
±3.0 Mtons/sec
 Indicative of the strength of the Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Current.


Atmospheric teleconnection indices

 
updated
latest monthly value
series std
latest 3‑mon value key »
latest 3‑mon tendency key »
latest 1‑yr mean value key »
latest 1‑yr tendency key »
 AO  Arctic Oscillation
15-FEB-2024
0.63
±1
 NAO  North Atlantic Oscillation
15-FEB-2024
1.09
±1
 PNA  Pacific-North America Pattern
15-FEB-2024
0.09
±1
 PDO  Pacific Decadal Oscillation
15-FEB-2024
-1.07
±1
 SAM  Southern Annular Mode
15-FEB-2024
1.04
±1
 SOI  Southern Oscillation Index
15-FEB-2024
-2.30
±1.55
 AMO  Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation
15-JAN-2023
0.19
±0.22

Key to symbols

value of the index (over the period indicated to latest value)

 strongly positive (+1 std < x)
 weakly positive (+0.3 std < x < +1 std)
 neutral (-0.3 std < x < +0.3 std)
 weakly negative (-1 std < x < -0.3 std)
 strongly negative (x < -1 std)

x = value of the index over the period indicated to the latest value
std = series standard deviation over period of the climatology

tendency (rate of change over period indicated to latest value)

 strong positive tendency (+1 stdx < dx)
 weak positive tendency (+0.3 stdx < dx < +1 stdx)
 no change (-0.3 stdx < dx < +0.3 stdx)
 weak negative tendency (-1 stdx < dx < -0.3 stdx)
 strong negative tendency(dx < -1 stdx)

dx = slope of linear fit to values over the period of time indicated, ending at latest value of the index
stdx = standard deviation of dx over the period of the climatology

 

 

 

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