southernosc {UsingR} | R Documentation

## 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

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

### References

See http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/pmc/section4/pmc4461.htm for description.

### Examples

    data(southernosc)
    plot(southernosc)

[Package UsingR version 0.1-4 Index]