For Northwestern North America it is possible to predict near-term climate using Pacific Decadal Oscillation.

All Global SST Climate indicators and defnition

PDO: Pacific Decadal Oscillation of SST. Originates north of 20 degrees north longitude in the pacific

Aleutian Low

Kuroshio-Oyashio Extension (KOE)

ENSO

Subtopic

AMO

Atlantic Meridional Overturning circulation (AMOC)

ESNO

PDI

PDO Background Information

temperature

Subtopic

Precipitation

Hydrological respones

Overview of PDO

Theory

What does PDO affect?

North American precipitation

Pacific Ocean Ecology

Termperature

Subtopic

Differs from Global warming

Part of Climate Change

Objections to this

Northwest North America

Subtopic

Supporting Reasons

Glacial Advance and retreat

Subtopic

Cascade Snow Pack

USed as part of Forecast models and will help with Decadal Prediction of climate