+ Visit NASA.gov + Advanced Search   + About the Server   + Animation List   + How to Use the Server   + RSS Feeds   + Podcasts   + Opportunities Previous Animation Next Animation El Nino 'Golfball' for National Geographic's Altas of the Oceans This image was developed for use on the cover of the National Geographic ATLAS OF THE OCEANS. Sea surface temperature anomalies are colors, with red being warmer than normal and blue being colder than normal, and sea surface height anomalies are exaggerated heights.    El Nino Golfball November 1997 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 2 MB   160 x 80           PNG       29 KB   320 x 240         JPEG     13 KB   80 x 40             PNG         8 KB Animation Number: 2626 Completed: 2000-05-26 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: 1997/11 Series: El Niño and La Niña Keywords: SVS >> Anomaly SVS >> El Nino SVS >> National Geographic 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 Back to Top + Privacy Policy and Important Notices + Reproduction Guidelines NASA Official: Content Contact: Curator: