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EQUATORIAL PACIFIC MERIDIONAL WIND ANOMALY INDEX  

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  • An ENSO meridional wind anomaly index is calculated for the region 12-2N, 160E-80W from the International Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set (COADS). This region was chosen from a map of meridional wind regressed onto an index of eastern equatorial Pacific SST for the period 1950-79. (en)

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  • 2012-07-09 10:15:59.0 [mpmorahan] insert Definition (id: null text: An ENSO meridional wind anomaly index is calculated for the region 12-2N, 160E-80W from the International Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set (COADS). This region was chosen from a map of meridional wind regressed onto an index of eastern equatorial Pacific SST for the period 1950-79. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/21389c4a-0d32-484a-95b9-db319a18f6ca

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