North Atlantic Oscillation
noun
climatology
: a periodic seesaw fluctuation in sea-level atmospheric pressures over the northern Atlantic Ocean that is believed to contribute to the Arctic Oscillation compare arctic oscillation, southern oscillation
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Their study found that over periods less than 10 years, changes in ice cover seem to be related to natural climatic patterns: the Atlantic and North Atlantic Oscillation, and El Niño/La Niña cycles.
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Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2014
Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2014
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