Arctic Oscillation

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf climate pattern
gptkbp:affects Northern Hemisphere weather
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Northern Annular Mode
gptkbp:characterizedBy opposing atmospheric pressure patterns between Arctic and mid-latitudes
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1998
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Arctic Oscillation
gptkbp:impact sea ice extent
precipitation patterns
temperature anomalies
storm tracks
gptkbp:influenced wind
gptkbp:measures AO index
gptkbp:monitors gptkb:NOAA
gptkbp:negativePhaseEffect colder winters in eastern US and Europe
gptkbp:period negative phase
positive phase
gptkbp:positivePhaseEffect mild winters in eastern US and Europe
gptkbp:region gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
gptkb:Arctic
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:North_Atlantic_Oscillation
gptkbp:studiedBy climatologists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:North_Atlantic_Oscillation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7