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Adaptive filtering and prediction of the Southern Oscillation index

Journal Article · · Journal of Geophysical Research; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/92JD02219· OSTI ID:6755320
 [1];  [2]
  1. Univ. of California, Los Angeles (United States) California Inst. of Technology, Pasadena (United States)
  2. Univ. of California, Los Angeles (United States)
Singular spectrum analysis (SSA), a variant of principal component analysis, is applied to a time series of the Southern Oscillation index (SOI). The analysis filters out variability unrelated to the Southern Oscillation and separates the high-frequency, 2- to 3-year variability, including the quasi-biennial oscillation, from the lower-frequency 4- to 6-year El Nino cycle. The maximum entropy method (MEM) is applied to forecasting the prefiltered SOI. Prediction based on MEM-associated autoregressive models has useful skill for 30-36 months. A 1993-1994 La Nina event is predicted based on data through February 1992. 52 refs., 4 figs.
OSTI ID:
6755320
Journal Information:
Journal of Geophysical Research; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Geophysical Research; (United States) Vol. 97:D18; ISSN JGREA2; ISSN 0148-0227
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English