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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The North Atlantic Oscillation can bring cold, snow to the East The North Atlantic Oscillation is an index forecasters track that has both positive and negative phases that vary in degrees over periods of days or weeks, Weather.com said. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024 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. Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2014

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of North Atlantic Oscillation was in 1924

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“North Atlantic Oscillation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/North%20Atlantic%20Oscillation. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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