southernosc: Southern Oscillations

In UsingR: Data Sets, Etc. for the Text "Using R for Introductory Statistics", Second Edition

Southern Oscillations

Description

The southern oscillation is defined as the barametric pressure difference between Tahiti and the Darwin Islands at sea level. The southern oscillation is a predictor of el nino which in turn is thought to be a driver of world-wide weather. Specifically, repeated southern oscillation values less than -1 typically defines an el nino.

Usage

data(southernosc)

Format

The format is: Time-Series [1:456] from 1952 to 1990: -0.7 1.3 0.1 -0.9 0.8 1.6 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.5 ...

Source

Originally downloaded from http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/pmc/section4/pmc4412.htm

References

A description was available at http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/pmc/section4/pmc4461.htm

Examples

data(southernosc)
plot(southernosc)

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