+ 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 Zoom to Cross-section of Temperature and Height Anomalies: January 1997 through March 1998.    Views of sea surface height (represented by the bumps) and sea temperature (represented by the color). Red is 10 degrees C above normal, blue is 10 degrees C below normal. Notice the large area of colder than normal water shutting off El Nino towards the end of the animation. Duration: 29.0 seconds Available formats:   180x122 (2.5 fps) QT         1 MB   320x197     JPEG         7 KB How to play our movies    Sea surface temperature anomaly, sea surface height anomaly, and sea temperature anomaly at depth in the Pacific Ocean for January, 1997. Available formats:   1280 x 960       JPEG   116 KB   160 x 80           PNG       14 KB   320 x 240         JPEG       9 KB   80 x 40             PNG         4 KB    Sea surface temperature anomaly, sea surface height anomaly, and sea temperature anomaly at depth in the Pacific Ocean for June, 1997. Available formats:   1280 x 960       JPEG   118 KB   320 x 240         JPEG     10 KB   80 x 40             PNG         4 KB    Sea surface temperature anomaly, sea surface height anomaly, and sea temperature anomaly at depth in the Pacific Ocean for November, 1997. Available formats:   1280 x 960       JPEG   124 KB   320 x 240         JPEG     10 KB   80 x 40             PNG         4 KB    Sea surface temperature anomaly, sea surface height anomaly, and sea temperature anomaly at depth in the Pacific Ocean for March, 1998. Available formats:   1280 x 960       JPEG   122 KB   320 x 240         JPEG     10 KB   80 x 40             PNG         4 KB Animation Number: 2628 Completed: 1998-10-17 Animator: Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC) (Lead) Scientist: Antonio Busalacchi (NASA/GSFC) Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets: NOAA-14/AVHRR   TAO/TRITON   TOPEX/Poseidon   NOAA-14/AVHRR/NCEP Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly   TAO/TRITON/Sea Temperature Anomaly   TOPEX/Poseidon/Sea Surface Height Anomaly Data Collected: 1/1/97 to 3/10/98 Series: El Niño and La Niña Keywords: SVS >> El Nino DLESE >> Physical oceanography SVS >> Sea Surface Height SVS >> Sea 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: