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E-Letter responses to:

review:
Nils C. Stenseth, Atle Mysterud, Geir Ottersen, James W. Hurrell, Kung-Sik Chan, and Mauricio Lima
Ecological Effects of Climate Fluctuations
Science 2002; 297: 1292-1296 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]
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[Read E-Letter] Other cycles affecting climate and ecology
David W. Inouye   (27 November 2002)

Other cycles affecting climate and ecology 27 November 2002
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David W. Inouye,
Faculty
University of Maryland

Respond to this E-Letter:
Re: Other cycles affecting climate and ecology

The North Pacific Oscillation (also known as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation) is another cycle that may have significant consequences for precipitation and ecological variables affected by precipitation. This cycle is much longer than those described in the paper, and the phenomenon is also much more recently discovered so not as much work has been done on it. I have found what appear to be significant effects of the NPO on winter precipitation in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, which in turn affects most aspects of phenology in that region.

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