Variable Metric Temporal coverage Dataset Source
Sea surface temperature (SST)
West (130o E to 180o E, 5o S to 5o N) minus East (160o W to 80o W, 5o S to 5o N)
1975-2021
ERSSTv5
https://psl.noaa.gov/ data/gridded/ data.noaa.ersst.v5.html
Sea surface height (SSH)
West (130o E to 180o E, 5o S to 5o N) minus East (160o W to 80o W, 5o S to 5o N)
1991-2021
MEaSUREs Gridded Sea Surface Height Anomalies v1812
https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/ dataset/SEA_SURFACE_HEIGHT_ ALT_GRIDS_L4_2SATS_ 5DAY_6THDEG_V_JPL1812
Precipitation
West (130o E to 150o E, 5o S to 5o N) minus East (180o W to 80o W, 5o S to 5o N)
1979-2021
CMAP
https://psl.noaa.gov/ data/gridded/ data.cmap.html
Sea level pressure (SLP)
West (130o E to 150o E, 5o S to 5o N) minus Central (160o W to 120o W, 5o S to 5o N)
1975-2021
NCEP/NCAR reanalysis
https://psl.noaa.gov/ data/reanalysis/ reanalysis.shtml
Outgoing longwave radiation (OLR)
Central (160o W to 120o W, 10o S to 10o N)
1979-2021
NOAA interpolated OLR
https://psl.noaa.gov/data /gridded/data.interp_OLR.html
Zonal ocean currents
Equatorial Pacific (150o E to 80o W, 5o S to 5o N)
1992-2021
OSCAR
https://podaac-tools.jpl.nasa.gov /drive/files/allData/oscar/preview /L4/oscar_third_deg/
Surface winds
Equatorial Pacific (150o E to 80o W, 5o S to 5o N)
1975-2021
NCEP/NCAR reanalysis
https://psl.noaa.gov/ data/gridded/ data.ncep.reanalysis. derived.surface.html
Omega (pressure velocity,\(\omega\))
West (130 o E to 150 o E, 10 o S to 10 o N)
1975-2021
NCEP/NCAR reanalysis
https://psl.noaa.gov/ data/gridded/ data.ncep.reanalysis. derived.surface.html