Normalized monthly slpdmi values from jan58 dec99 (504). Standard Deviation =0.7 The index is preapred by taking the anomaly difference bwtween slp of eastern (86-87E, 10S-9S) and western (44-45E, 15S-14S) Indian Ocean 0.111 0.854 0.774 -0.128 -1.258 -1.909 -1.808 -1.278 -0.871 -0.827 -0.867 -0.508 0.364 1.248 1.359 0.316 -1.431 -2.846 -3.060 -2.034 -0.569 0.336 0.240 -0.498 -1.142 -1.253 -1.016 -0.964 -1.410 -2.130 -2.582 -2.439 -1.890 -1.445 -1.422 -1.628 -1.553 -0.890 0.099 0.765 0.647 -0.077 -0.682 -0.492 0.554 1.846 2.613 2.539 1.958 1.484 1.448 1.658 1.675 1.310 0.842 0.750 1.211 1.850 2.033 1.431 0.371 -0.379 -0.228 0.742 1.828 2.259 1.804 0.908 0.295 0.373 0.952 1.464 1.457 0.927 0.248 -0.208 -0.369 -0.456 -0.704 -1.101 -1.382 -1.264 -0.723 -0.041 0.394 0.381 0.043 -0.274 -0.268 0.110 0.641 0.992 0.934 0.467 -0.195 -0.764 -1.015 -0.887 -0.466 0.078 0.581 0.934 1.078 0.985 0.658 0.163 -0.342 -0.645 -0.594 -0.217 0.260 0.545 0.481 0.178 -0.062 0.025 0.445 0.923 1.110 0.854 0.316 -0.164 -0.338 -0.227 -0.071 -0.100 -0.339 -0.617 -0.742 -0.681 -0.566 -0.547 -0.624 -0.653 -0.497 -0.185 0.096 0.171 0.066 0.010 0.244 0.780 1.347 1.577 1.293 0.655 0.044 -0.227 -0.139 0.041 -0.016 -0.451 -1.130 -1.748 -2.033 -1.889 -1.403 -0.775 -0.226 0.066 0.005 -0.378 -0.913 -1.346 -1.457 -1.184 -0.656 -0.107 0.277 0.452 0.503 0.548 0.654 0.825 1.049 1.334 1.682 2.033 2.249 2.181 1.773 1.116 0.416 -0.114 -0.361 -0.352 -0.235 -0.214 -0.473 -1.090 -1.948 -2.719 -2.974 -2.424 -1.153 0.336 1.357 1.447 0.660 -0.476 -1.309 -1.490 -1.135 -0.638 -0.310 -0.160 0.008 0.311 0.600 0.565 0.047 -0.753 -1.369 -1.421 -0.925 -0.268 0.119 0.115 -0.025 0.061 0.474 0.943 1.059 0.650 -0.039 -0.538 -0.536 -0.134 0.262 0.301 -0.027 -0.399 -0.456 -0.104 0.433 0.821 0.888 0.699 0.423 0.142 -0.197 -0.637 -1.068 -1.231 -0.929 -0.229 0.527 0.948 0.882 0.505 0.152 0.029 0.067 0.037 -0.188 -0.474 -0.530 -0.172 0.474 1.029 1.145 0.773 0.197 -0.184 -0.155 0.186 0.542 0.663 0.517 0.255 0.053 -0.036 -0.083 -0.164 -0.263 -0.278 -0.133 0.132 0.368 0.432 0.305 0.106 -0.010 0.032 0.182 0.337 0.439 0.520 0.637 0.779 0.845 0.737 0.489 0.312 0.467 1.048 1.834 2.373 2.262 1.447 0.306 -0.574 -0.782 -0.358 0.247 0.513 0.221 -0.400 -0.872 -0.845 -0.358 0.201 0.393 0.044 -0.655 -1.319 -1.641 -1.562 -1.240 -0.879 -0.604 -0.442 -0.390 -0.461 -0.649 -0.878 -1.009 -0.948 -0.742 -0.578 -0.632 -0.911 -1.215 -1.285 -1.018 -0.571 -0.251 -0.273 -0.593 -0.943 -1.046 -0.812 -0.376 0.041 0.314 0.474 0.627 0.826 1.031 1.170 1.227 1.245 1.257 1.222 1.058 0.745 0.382 0.126 0.039 0.010 -0.159 -0.541 -0.958 -1.079 -0.697 0.042 0.688 0.805 0.320 -0.401 -0.842 -0.746 -0.324 -0.069 -0.334 -1.026 -1.679 -1.831 -1.398 -0.722 -0.279 -0.305 -0.647 -0.953 -0.996 -0.839 -0.724 -0.795 -0.939 -0.894 -0.516 0.050 0.451 0.419 -0.001 -0.463 -0.587 -0.258 0.294 0.682 0.667 0.338 0.033 0.073 0.521 1.134 1.535 1.470 0.955 0.251 -0.325 -0.597 -0.615 -0.580 -0.677 -0.921 -1.135 -1.071 -0.599 0.175 0.938 1.358 1.279 0.811 0.234 -0.196 -0.399 -0.469 -0.532 -0.612 -0.603 -0.374 0.087 0.632 1.047 1.220 1.232 1.287 1.538 1.938 2.252 2.211 1.717 0.940 0.233 -0.069 0.151 0.717 1.271 1.468 1.175 0.526 -0.163 -0.592 -0.642 -0.423 -0.173 -0.082 -0.183 -0.361 -0.489 -0.550 -0.651 -0.915 -1.338 -1.750 -1.920 -1.720 -1.222 -0.644 -0.187 0.097 0.312 0.603 1.033 1.549 2.033 2.383 2.540 2.467 2.139 1.575 0.885 0.260 -0.128 -0.248 -0.246 -0.338 -0.646 -1.118 -1.581 -1.891 -2.015 -1.983 -1.777 -1.308 -0.542 0.344 0.970 0.991 0.412 -0.320 -0.594 -0.104