tseries (version 0.9-4)

nino: Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Nino 3 and Nino 3.4 Indices

Description

These data constitutes of Nino Region 3 and Nino Region 3.4 SST indices.

Usage

data(nino)

Arguments

format

Two univariate time series nino3 and nino3.4 with 598 observations and the joint series nino.

source

Climate Prediction Center: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/data/indices/

Details

The measurements are given in degrees Celsius. The Nino 3 Region is bounded by 90W-150W and 5S-5N. The Nino 3.4 Region is bounded by 120W-170W and 5S-5N.