atmospheric–oceanic oscillation

An atmospheric–oceanic oscillation is a large-scale, recurring pattern of coupled variations in the atmosphere and ocean that influences climate and weather over seasonal to multidecadal timescales.

Aliases (5)

• climate variability mode ×3
• atmospheric index ×1
• climate pattern ×1
• ocean–atmosphere phenomenon ×1
• sea surface temperature anomaly index ×1

Instances (8)

• Niño 3.4 index ("sea surface temperature anomaly index")
• Southern Oscillation Index ("atmospheric index")
• El Niño ("climate pattern")
• El Niño–Southern Oscillation
• Pacific Decadal Oscillation ("climate variability mode")
• Madden–Julian Oscillation ("climate variability mode")
• Southern Annular Mode variability ("climate variability mode")