An historical narrative on the Pacific Decadal
Oscillation, interdecadal climate variability and ecosystem impacts
1 International Pacific Halibut Commission,
P. O. Box 95009, Seattle, WA, 98145-2009.
2 Joint Institute for the Study of the
Atmosphere and Oceans, University of Washington, Box 354235, Seattle, WA
98195-4235
Report of a talk presented at the 20th NE Pacific Pink
and Chum workshop, Seattle, WA, 22 March 2001
Published on the Internet 9 May 2001
Abstract
The term Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) was coined in 1997 (Mantua et
al. 1997) to describe a mode of north Pacific climate variability that
varies on a multi-decadal time scale. A number of independent studies
being conducted at the time contributed to the realization that the PDO
had widespread climatic and ecosystem impacts. This brief report
is our perspective on how the PDO was identified and named. We also
provide summaries of more recent work characterizing the PDO and interdecadal
climate variability, and give several examples of climate induced variability
in the ecosystems of the North Pacific.
The powerpoint presentation for this talk is here
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