Pacific Decadal Oscillation

E41339

climate oscillation climate variability mode ocean–atmosphere phenomenon sea surface temperature pattern

The Pacific Decadal Oscillation is a long-term pattern of sea surface temperature variability in the North Pacific Ocean that shifts phases over decades and strongly influences regional climate and marine ecosystems.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Pacific Decadal Oscillation canonical	11

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	climate oscillation ⓘ climate variability mode ⓘ ocean–atmosphere phenomenon ⓘ sea surface temperature pattern ⓘ
affects	coastal upwelling intensity in the North Pacific ⓘ sea level pressure patterns over the North Pacific ⓘ wind stress over the North Pacific Ocean ⓘ
affectsRegion	Alaska ⓘ Canada West Coast ⓘ East Asia ⓘ North America ⓘ Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Pacific Ocean West Coast of the United States ⓘ surface form: U.S. West Coast
alsoKnownAs	PDO ⓘ
discoveredBy	Steven R. Hare ⓘ
firstDescribedIn	1990s ⓘ
hasNegativePhasePattern	cool anomalies along the North American west coast and warm anomalies in the central North Pacific ⓘ
hasPhase	negative phase ⓘ positive phase ⓘ
hasPositivePhasePattern	warm anomalies along the North American west coast and cool anomalies in the central North Pacific ⓘ
hasTemporalScale	decadal ⓘ multidecadal ⓘ
indexMethod	empirical orthogonal function analysis of sea surface temperature anomalies ⓘ
indexRegion	North Pacific north of 20°N ⓘ
influences	drought frequency in parts of North America ⓘ fisheries productivity ⓘ marine ecosystems ⓘ marine heatwave occurrence ⓘ ocean productivity in the North Pacific ⓘ precipitation patterns in North America ⓘ regional climate variability ⓘ river flows in western North America ⓘ salmon populations in the North Pacific ⓘ snowpack in western North America ⓘ storm tracks over the North Pacific ⓘ temperature patterns in North America ⓘ
isCharacterizedBy	sea surface temperature anomalies in the North Pacific ⓘ shifts in atmospheric circulation over the North Pacific ⓘ
isMeasuredBy	PDO index ⓘ sea surface temperature index ⓘ
isPartOf	Pacific climate system ⓘ
locatedIn	Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Pacific Ocean
modulates	impacts of El Niño–Southern Oscillation on North American climate ⓘ
namedBy	Steven R. Hare ⓘ
relatedTo	El Niño–Southern Oscillation ⓘ
studiedBy	climatologists ⓘ fisheries scientists ⓘ oceanographers ⓘ
timescale	interdecadal ⓘ
typicalPhaseDuration	20–30 years ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

California Current → affectedBy → Pacific Decadal Oscillation ⓘ

Alaska Current → linkedTo → Pacific Decadal Oscillation ⓘ

Northern Pacific Ocean → affectedBy → Pacific Decadal Oscillation ⓘ

Kuroshio–Oyashio confluence region → affectedBy → Pacific Decadal Oscillation ⓘ

East Asian summer monsoon → influencedBy → Pacific Decadal Oscillation ⓘ

PDO → standsFor → Pacific Decadal Oscillation ⓘ

Asian monsoon system → modulatedBy → Pacific Decadal Oscillation ⓘ

North Pacific subtropical high → modulatedBy → Pacific Decadal Oscillation ⓘ

North Pacific marine ecosystems → influencedBy → Pacific Decadal Oscillation ⓘ

Beaufort High atmospheric pressure system → relatedTo → Pacific Decadal Oscillation ⓘ

Steven R. Hare → associatedWith → Pacific Decadal Oscillation ⓘ