"Tracking El Nino" Live Shots Resource Page
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- Edited by:
- Michael Randazzo and
- Stuart A. Snodgrass
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- Scientific consulting by:
- George Huffman and
- Lesley Ott
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- Produced by:
- Claire Andreoli and
- Michelle Handleman
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El Niño’s fingerprints are already on this winter’s weather forecasts, influencing extreme weather events ranging from tornados to blizzards across the United States and globally. NASA has been following this El Niño since its development, showing its striking impacts from space.
NASA scientists discuss how NASA is studying this year’s El Niño, one of the strongest on record. NASA scientists will show your viewers how Earth’s land, ocean and atmosphere are responding to El Niño-driven changes.
Suggested Questions:
1. What can you tell us about this year’s El Niño?
2. What kind of environmental changes are we seeing from El Niño?
3. Will this year’s El Niño bring a relief to the droughts in California?
4. Could this year’s El Nino turn into a La Nina, and what would that mean for us?
5. Where can we learn more?
For more information click here.
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Credits
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Editors
- Michael Randazzo (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.) [Lead]
- Stuart A. Snodgrass (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]
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Scientists
- George Huffman (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- Lesley Ott (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- Miguel Román (USRA)
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Producers
- Claire Andreoli (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- Michelle Handleman (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]
- Clare Skelly (NASA/GSFC)
- Jenny Hottle (NASA/GSFC)
- Kayvon Sharghi (USRA)
Missions
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ID: 4433 Visualization
El Niño: GMAO Daily Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly from 1997/1998 and 2015/2016
Read moreThis visualization shows how the Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly (SSTA) data and subsurface Temperature Anomaly from the 1997 El Nino year compares to the 2015 El Nino year. The visualization shows how the 1997 event started from colder-than-average sea surface temperatures – but the 2015 event started with warmer-than-average temperatures not only in the Pacific but also in in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.This video is also available on our YouTube channel. || SSTcompare1997_2015_0000_print.jpg (1024x576) [87.4 KB] || SSTcompare1997_2015_0000_searchweb.png (320x180) [53.0 KB] || SSTcompare1997_2015_0000_thm.png (80x40) [5.6 KB] || Compare1997_2015_SSTA.mp4 (1920x1080) [28.7 MB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/compare/ (1920x1080) [32.0 KB] || Compare1997_2015_SSTA.webm (1920x1080) [1.5 MB] || Compare1997_2015_SSTA.m4v (640x360) [2.5 MB] ||
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ID: 4432 Visualization
IMERG Rainfall Accumulation from December 2015 through February 2016
Read moreThis animation shows the accumulation of rainfall over the United States during December 2015, from the IMERG precipitation dataset. || USAimergacc_201512_1080p_30_print.jpg (1024x576) [156.7 KB] || USAimergacc_201512_1080p_30_searchweb.png (320x180) [83.3 KB] || USAimergacc_201512_1080p_30_thm.png (80x40) [5.9 KB] || USAimergacc_201512_1080p_30.mp4 (1920x1080) [16.6 MB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/USA_2015_12/ (1920x1080) [128.0 KB] || USAimergacc_201512_1080p_30.webm (1920x1080) [3.6 MB] || USAimergacc_comp_201512_1080p_30.mp4 (1920x1080) [17.1 MB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/USA_2015_12_comp/ (1920x1080) [128.0 KB] || DATESimergacc_201512_1080p_100p30.mp4 (400x100) [413.5 KB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/USA_2015_12_dates/ (400x100) [128.0 KB] ||
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ID: 12157 Produced Video
El Niño Rainfall and Ocean Temperature Visualizations
Read moreVisualization showing sea surface temperature (SST) anomaly data from Jan. 1, 2015 through Feb. 14, 2016. || SST_15-1920-MASTER-1920_H.264_QT_for_16x9_Youtube_print.jpg (1024x576) [102.5 KB] || SST_15-1920-MASTER.mov (1920x1080) [253.6 MB] || SST_15-1920-MASTER-1920_H.264_QT_for_16x9_Youtube.mov (1920x1080) [4.2 MB] || SST_15-1920-MASTER-1920_H.264_QT_for_16x9_Youtube.webm (1920x1080) [1.6 MB] ||
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ID: 12143 Produced Video
NASA On Air: NASA's Global Hawk Flies Over El Niño Storms (2/5/2016)
Read moreLEAD: This month government scientists are making special research flights into and over the Pacific El Niño storms.1. NASA's remotely piloted Global Hawk aircraft will complete a series of high-level flights near 60,000 feet to measure the rainfall and upper level winds of the El Niño storms.2. This special research project is probing how the current El Niño’s unusually warm ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific are producing extreme precipitation on the West Coast, thousands of miles away.TAG: The goal of the research is help provide better warnings for the extreme weather that can accompany El Niño related storms. || IPAD_DELIVERABLES_NASAOnAir-Global_Hawk_iPad_1920x1080_print.jpg (1024x576) [94.2 KB] || IPAD_DELIVERABLES_NASAOnAir-Global_Hawk_iPad_1920x1080_searchweb.png (320x180) [70.2 KB] || IPAD_DELIVERABLES_NASAOnAir-Global_Hawk_iPad_1920x1080_thm.png (80x40) [4.5 KB] || WSI_WEATHER_CHANNEL_NASAOnAir-Global_Hawk_1280x720.mov (1280x720) [499.3 MB] || WSI_WEATHER_CHANNEL_NASAOnAir-Global_Hawk_1920x1080.mov (1920x1080) [430.3 MB] || NBC_TODAY_NASAOnAir-Global_Hawk_NBC_Today.mov (1920x1080) [36.9 MB] || Weather_Channel_NASAOnAir-Global_Hawk_Weather_Channel.wmv (1280x720) [5.2 MB] || Accuweather_NASAOnAir-Global_Hawk_Accuweather.avi (1280x720) [4.3 MB] || BARON_SERVICE_NASAOnAir-Global_Hawk_baron.mp4 (1920x1080) [17.0 MB] || WC_PRORES_422_NASAOnAir-Global_Hawk_prores.mov (1920x1080) [322.9 MB] || IPAD_DELIVERABLES_NASAOnAir-Global_Hawk_iPad_960x540.m4v (960x540) [19.6 MB] || IPAD_DELIVERABLES_NASAOnAir-Global_Hawk_iPad_1280x720.m4v (1280x720) [34.5 MB] || IPAD_DELIVERABLES_NASAOnAir-Global_Hawk_iPad_1920x1080.m4v (1920x1080) [55.0 MB] || WEBM_NASAOnAir-Global_Hawk.webm (960x540) [10.4 MB] ||
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ID: 30747 Hyperwall Visual
2015 El Niño Disrupts Ocean Chlorophyll
Read moreSea Surface Temperature Anomaly & Ocean Color variations during El Nino vs. La Nina, using the rainbow colorbar for Ocean Color || ocean_color_ssta_swipe_new_rainbow_1080p.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [116.9 KB] || ocean_color_ssta_swipe_new_rainbow_1080p.mp4 (1920x1080) [2.4 MB] || ocean_color_ssta_swipe_new_rainbow_720p.mp4 (1280x720) [1.4 MB] || ocean_color_ssta_swipe_new_rainbow_720p.webm (1280x720) [3.8 MB] || ocean_color_ssta_swipe_new_rainbow_2304p.mp4 (4096x2304) [7.5 MB] || ocean_color_ssta_swipe_new_rainbow_360p.mp4 (640x360) [530.1 KB] ||
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ID: 12130 Produced Video
NASA On Air: NASA Launches Jason-3 Satellite To Measure Global Sea Levels And El Niño (1/20/2016)
Read moreLEAD: Scientists have a new satellite to help forecasters track El Niño and global sea levels.1. On Sunday, 1-17-2016, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket placed the U.S.-European Jason-3 satellite into orbit.2. From an altitude of 830-miles Jason-3 will precisely measure the height of 95 percent of the world's ice-free ocean every 10 days.3. The data will help improve forecasts of hurricanes and El Niño events.4. Jason-3 will add to a 23-year satellite record of global sea surface heights. Since 1992, researchers have observed a total global sea level rise of 2.8 inches. TAG: Because it is a measure of both ocean warming and loss of land ice, sea level rise is an important indicator of human-caused climate change. || IPAD_DELIVERABLES_NASA_On_Air-Jason-3_Launch_iPad_1920x1080_print.jpg (1024x576) [99.1 KB] || IPAD_DELIVERABLES_NASA_On_Air-Jason-3_Launch_iPad_1920x1080_searchweb.png (320x180) [61.7 KB] || IPAD_DELIVERABLES_NASA_On_Air-Jason-3_Launch_iPad_1920x1080_thm.png (80x40) [4.2 KB] || WSI_WEATHER_CHANNEL_NASA_On_Air-Jason-3_Launch_1280x720.mov (1280x720) [412.9 MB] || WSI_WEATHER_CHANNEL_NASA_On_Air-Jason-3_Launch_1920x1080.mov (1920x1080) [360.4 MB] || NBC_TODAY_NASA_On_Air-Jason-3_Launch_NBC_Today.mov (1920x1080) [28.8 MB] || Weather-Channel_NASA_On_Air-Jason-3_Launch_Weather-Channel.wmv (1280x720) [4.6 MB] || Accuweather_NASA_On_Air-Jason-3_Launch_Accuweather.avi (1280x720) [3.7 MB] || BARON_SERVICE_NASA_On_Air-Jason-3_Launch_baron.mp4 (1920x1080) [13.4 MB] || WC_PRORES_422_NASA_On_Air-Jason-3_Launch_prores.mov (1920x1080) [294.6 MB] || IPAD_DELIVERABLES_NASA_On_Air-Jason-3_Launch_iPad_960x540.m4v (960x540) [15.4 MB] || IPAD_DELIVERABLES_NASA_On_Air-Jason-3_Launch_iPad_1280x720.m4v (1280x720) [28.9 MB] || IPAD_DELIVERABLES_NASA_On_Air-Jason-3_Launch_iPad_1920x1080.m4v (1920x1080) [46.8 MB] || WEBM_NASA_On_Air-Jason-3_Launch.webm (960x540) [9.0 MB] ||
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ID: 4419 Visualization
Five-Year Global Temperature Anomalies from 1880 to 2015
Read moreThis color-coded map in Robinson projection displays a progression of changing global surface temperature anomalies from 1880 through 2015. Higher than normal temperatures are shown in red and lower then normal termperatures are shown in blue. The final frame represents the global temperatures 5-year averaged from 2011 through 2015. Scale in degree Celsius.This video is also available on our YouTube channel. || 4419_GISTEMP_2015_Robinson_C_print.jpg (1024x576) [107.0 KB] || 4419_GISTEMP_2015_Robinson_C_print_searchweb.png (320x180) [78.5 KB] || 4419_GISTEMP_2015_Robinson_C_print_thm.png (80x40) [7.3 KB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/celsius_composite/ (1920x1080) [64.0 KB] || 4419_GISTEMP_2015_Robinson_C.mpeg (1280x720) [122.2 MB] || 4419_GISTEMP_2015_Robinson_C_youtube_hq.mov (1920x1080) [79.5 MB] || 4419_GISTEMP_2015_Robinson_C_prores.mov (1280x720) [533.7 MB] || 4419_GISTEMP_2015_Robinson_C.webm (960x540) [13.3 MB] || 4419_GISTEMP_2015_Robinson_C_appletv.m4v (1280x720) [16.3 MB] || 4419_GISTEMP_2015_Robinson_C.key [20.0 MB] || 4419_GISTEMP_2015_Robinson_C.pptx [17.4 MB] || 4419_GISTEMP_2015_Robinson_C_ipod_sm.mp4 (320x240) [4.8 MB] ||
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ID: 12114 Produced Video
Observing El Niño
Read moreExplore how NASA will see this year’s El Niño from the vantage of space. || cf-1024.jpg (1024x576) [105.8 KB] || cf-1024_print.jpg (1024x576) [108.0 KB] || cf-1024_searchweb.png (320x180) [56.5 KB] || cf-1024_web.png (320x180) [56.5 KB] || cf-1024_thm.png (80x40) [17.9 KB] ||
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