Tropical Western Hemisphere warm pool WHWP (WHWP)

Monthly anomaly of the ocean surface area Ocean region that is greater than 28.5C in the Atlantic and eastern North Pac


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Correlation of 20CRV3 January SLP with the WHWP Index. (center Plot and label). Created with the Atmospheric WRIT Correlation Tool.
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Description and Specifications
Description

Monthly anomaly of the ocean surface area Ocean region that is greater than 28.5C in the Atlantic and eastern North Pacific. Climatology is area for 1951-2000.

Temporal Coverage
  • Monthly values: 1948/01 to present
  • Update Status: Monthly /li>
Data Notes
  • Units: m**2
  • Missing data value: -99
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Original Source
  • Index is calculated at NOAA/PLS.
Time-series source dataset(s)
  • HadSST used until end of that timeseries. NOAA OI used after that until present. Both SST datasets are 1x1. Monthly anomaly of the ocean surface area Ocean region >28.5C in the Atlantic and eastern North Pacific based on 1951-2000 climatology.Anomalies are area weighted.
Citation
References
  • Wang, C., and D.B. Enfield, 2001 : The tropical Western Hemisphere warm pool, Geophys. Res. Lett., 28, 1635-1638.
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