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Sea Surface Height and Temperature Anomalies on a Globe: The Pacific Ocean

The 1997-98 El Niño was truly a global event. The sequence shows a superposition of sea surface temperature anomalies on anomalies of the sea surface elevation.

An animation of sea surface temperature and height anomalies in the Pacific Ocean from January 1997 to November 1998    An animation of sea surface temperature and height anomalies in the Pacific Ocean from January 1997 to November 1998
Duration: 51.0 seconds
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El Nino in November 1997 on a globe (with date)    El Nino in November 1997 on a globe (with date)

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La Nina in November 1998 on a globe (with date)    La Nina in November 1998 on a globe (with date)

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El Nino in November 1997 on a globe (without date)    El Nino in November 1997 on a globe (without date)

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La Nina in November 1998 on a globe (without date)    La Nina in November 1998 on a globe (without date)

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Animation Number:353
Animator:Greg Shirah (SVS) (Lead)
Completed:1998-11-23
Scientist:Antonio Busalacchi (NASA/GSFC)
Instruments:NOAA-14/AVHRR
 TOPEX/Poseidon
Data sets:Sea Surface Height Anomaly
 Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly
Data Collected:1997/01/01-1998/11/30
Series:El Niño and La Niña
Video:SVS1998-0026 *
Goddard TV Tape:G1998-058
Keywords:
SVS >> Anomaly
DLESE >> Physical oceanography
SVS >> Sea Surface Height
SVS >> Sea Surface Temperature
 
 
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