Arctic Oscillation
noun
Definition of Arctic Oscillation
climatology
: the recurring movement of high pressure systems in the atmosphere from the middle latitudes to the polar latitudes and back —abbreviation AO — compare north atlantic oscillation, southern oscillation
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1998
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1998
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