RPCA_EPNP
East Pacific–North Pacific (RPCA daily)
CPC-method rotated-PCA East Pacific–North Pacific pattern rebuilt from ERA5 500-hPa height, daily least-squares fit on patterns interpolated to the day. Positive: high over Alaska/western Canada, lows over the central North Pacific and eastern North America. Not defined in December. — Barnston & Livezey 1987; NOAA CPC