Earth  ID: 2753

AMSR_E Pacific Sea Surface Temperature Data Used to Forecast 2003 Hurricane Season

Visualizations by Lori Perkins Released on June 23, 2003
Researchers and forecasters often study sea surface temperatures for an activity predictions for 2003 in part to changing conditions in the Pacific Ocean, such as the demise of El Niño. This sequence traces the evolution of the warmer-than-normal waters associated with the weak El Niño that developed in the late fall of 2002. By January, the warm conditions began to dissipate. Fewer than normal hurricanes generally form when El Niño is present. Researchers say the Pacific may transition to the colder-than-normal La Niña phase. Areas in red represent warmer than normal and areas in blue represent cooler than normal.
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This animation show a year in the life of global ocean temperatures, June 2, 2002 to May 11, 2003. Green indicates the coolest water, yellow the warmest.
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Used to Forecast 2003 Hurricane Season".

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http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/2003/0529hurricane03.html

Visualization Credits

Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC): Lead Animator
David Adamec (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
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Data Used:
Aqua/AMSR-E
06/02/2003 - 05/11/2003
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This item is part of this series:
El Niño and La Niña

Goddard TV Tape:
G2003-036

Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
DLESE >> Climatology
SVS >> El Nino
DLESE >> Natural hazards
DLESE >> Physical oceanography
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Phenomena >> Hurricanes
SVS >> Hurricane Forecasting
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0