El Niño: Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly and Sea Surface Height Anomaly from Sept. 1996 to Sept. 1997

  • Released Monday, September 8, 1997
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Sea surface height anomaly is presented as topography and sea surface temperature anomaly as color. A similar visualization (item #1415) presents this same data and includes a pan from the front view to a side view.

NCEP sea surface temperature anomaly and TOPEX-Poseidon altimeter sea level anomaly in the Pacific from September 1996 to September 1997.

Video slate image reads "NCEP sea surface temperature anomaly(Color)TOPEX-Poseidon altimeter sea level anomalyCourtesy of B. Cheney(Surface Topography)20°N - 20°S, 120°E - 70°W September 15, 1996 -September 20, 1997 (SST)September 15, 1996 - September 21, 1997 (TOPEX SL)For SST, anomalies are formed with respect to the long term (1950-79) mean annual cycle. For TOPEX SL, anomalies are formed with respect to the long term (Oct. 3, 1992 - May 15, 1997) mean geoid."

Video slate image reads "NCEP sea surface temperature anomaly
(Color)
TOPEX-Poseidon altimeter sea level anomaly
Courtesy of B. Cheney
(Surface Topography)
20°N - 20°S, 120°E - 70°W
September 15, 1996 -September 20, 1997 (SST)
September 15, 1996 - September 21, 1997 (TOPEX SL)
For SST, anomalies are formed with respect to the long term (1950-79) mean annual cycle. For TOPEX SL, anomalies are formed with respect to the long term (Oct. 3, 1992 - May 15, 1997) mean geoid."

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

This page was originally published on Monday, September 8, 1997.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 2:00 PM EDT.

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