Earth ID: 3488

La Niña 2007 Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies

Visualizations by Greg Shirah Released on January 9, 2008

This visualization shows the 2007 La Niña event in the Pacific Ocean. Sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies from 2007 are shown based on a 3-day moving average using Aqua/AMSR-E SST data.

The cooler waters of a La Niña inhibit cloud growth overhead as seen in this Terra/MODIS mosaic from Nov. 8, 2007.

Visualization Credits

Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Lead Animator
David Adamec (NASA/GSFC): Scientist

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Data Used:

Aqua/AMSR-E/Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly

01/01/2007 through 12/31/2007

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Dates of Data Used:
01/01/2007 through 12/31/2007

Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> La Nina
DLESE >> Physical oceanography
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Oceans >> Ocean Temperature
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Oceans >> Ocean Temperature >> Sea Surface Temperature
SVS >> iPod
SVS >> For Educators
SVS >> Cloud Cover >> Frequency
NASA Science >> Earth

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