What is Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO)?
- Episode aired Sep 8, 2017
- 3m
Pacific Decadal Oscillation is a surface temperature oscillation in the northern Pacific Ocean similar to the El Niño/La Niña oscillation but over a larger area of the Pacific and a longer t... Read allPacific Decadal Oscillation is a surface temperature oscillation in the northern Pacific Ocean similar to the El Niño/La Niña oscillation but over a larger area of the Pacific and a longer time frame. It too influences rainfall in western North America and southwestern Pacific.Pacific Decadal Oscillation is a surface temperature oscillation in the northern Pacific Ocean similar to the El Niño/La Niña oscillation but over a larger area of the Pacific and a longer time frame. It too influences rainfall in western North America and southwestern Pacific.