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Homogenized long‐period Southern Oscillation indices
Author(s) -
Wright Peter B.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
international journal of climatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.58
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-0088
pISSN - 0899-8418
DOI - 10.1002/joc.3370090104
Subject(s) - climatology , homogeneity (statistics) , homogeneous , environmental science , period (music) , sea surface temperature , meteorology , geography , geology , mathematics , statistics , physics , combinatorics , acoustics
Many research workers require indices of the Southern Oscillation that are continuous for a long period, homogeneous and easily updated. This paper aims to provide such indices. The method used is to compare indices based on sea‐surface temperature (SST), rainfall and pressure, and thereby to make some corrections to improve homogeneity. To fill data gaps, substitutions are proposed based on regressions between indices over 1950–1979. Tabulations are presented of the recommended long‐period indices: SST monthly 1872–1985; rainfall monthly 1893–1983; and pressure seasonal 1851–1984. The most extreme years according to the two monthly indices are listed.