Climatic Research Unit : Data : Paleoclimate

Luterbacher et al NAO Reconstructions back to 1500

Reconstructed monthly NAO index back to December 1658 and seasonal estimates 1500-1658.

The NAO index is defined as the standardized (1901-1980) difference between the SLP average of four gridpoints on a 5x5 longitude-latitude grid over the Azores and over Iceland.

The reconstructions are based on a Principal Component Regression Analysis. More details can be found in Luterbacher et al. (2002)

Contact Juerg Luterbacher (juerg@giub.unibe.ch) for further information, for other reconstructed atmospheric circulation indices and for reprints.

Luterbacher, J., Xoplaki, E., Dietrich, D., Jones, P.D., Davies, T.D., Portis, D., Gonzalez-Rouco, J.F., von Storch, H., Gyalistras, D., Casty, C., and Wanner, H., 2002. Extending North Atlantic Oscillation Reconstructions Back to 1500. Atmos. Sci. Lett., 2, 114-124 (doi:10.1006/asle.2001.0044).

Filename Size Description
naomonjurg.dat 60 kilobytes Monthly 1659-Jul2001
naoseajurg.dat 10 kilobytes Seasonal 1500-1658

Filename	Size	Description
naomonjurg.dat	60 kilobytes	Monthly 1659-Jul2001
naoseajurg.dat	10 kilobytes	Seasonal 1500-1658

Last updated: May 2002, Mike Salmon

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