+ Visit NASA.gov + Advanced Search   + About the Server   + Animation List   + How to Use the Server   + RSS Feeds   + Podcasts   + Opportunities Previous Animation Next Animation 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 Duration: 51.0 seconds Available formats:   352x240 (29.97 fps) MPEG-1   6 MB   160x80       PNG           43 KB   80x40         PNG           12 KB   320x238     JPEG         9 KB How to play our movies    El Nino in November 1997 on a globe (with date) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 2 MB   320 x 240         JPEG       9 KB    La Nina in November 1998 on a globe (with date) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 2 MB   320 x 240         JPEG       9 KB    El Nino in November 1997 on a globe (without date) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 1 MB   320 x 240         JPEG       8 KB    La Nina in November 1998 on a globe (without date) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 2 MB   320 x 240         JPEG       9 KB Animation Number: 353 Completed: 1998-11-23 Animator: Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC) (Lead) Scientist: Antonio Busalacchi (NASA/GSFC) Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets: NOAA-14/AVHRR   TOPEX/Poseidon   NOAA-14/AVHRR/NCEP Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly   TOPEX/Poseidon/Sea Surface Height 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     Please give credit for this item to: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio *Please note: the SVS does not fulfill requests for copies of the tapes in our library. On some of our animation pages, there is a direct link to a video distribution service from which tapes, handled by the Public Affairs Office (PAO)/Goddard TV, including some of our animations may be ordered. General information on this service can be found here. Back to Top + Privacy Policy and Important Notices + Reproduction Guidelines NASA Official: Content Contact: Curator: