Comparing the 1998-1999 La Niña event to the corresponding 2006 Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly Conditions
Visualizations by
Alex Kekesi
Released on May 30, 2006
Are we seeing another La Niña event in 2006? This animation compares the winter 1998-1999 La Niña event to the corresponding 2006 conditions in the Pacific Ocean. This is done by comparing Sea Surface Temperature (SST) anomalies (i.e., differences from normal SST values) between 1999 and 2006. Blue areas indicate ocean regions 5 degrees Celsius (9 degrees Fahrenheit) cooler than the norm. During the 1998-1999 La Niña event this resulted in a distinct area of deep blue stretching across the Pacific Ocean. Through this comparison, one can see that our current ocean temperature conditions do not reflect those same conditions during the 1998-1999 La Niña event.
Please give credit for this item to: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
Additional support provided by: Sarah Dewitt (NASA/GSFC) and Fred Kemman (HTSI).
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GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation:
Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0