SSH Anomalies During El Nino/La Nina (1997/1998)
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Credit
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
Sea Surface Height Anomalies during El Nino/La Nina Event of 1997-1998 (WMS)
The El Nino/La Nina event in 1997-1999 was particularly intense, but was also very well observed by satellites and buoys. Changes in the normal height of the ocean's surface were computed from TOPEX/Poseidon altimeter data.
Color bar showing sea surface height anomalies ranging from -30cm (-12in) below normal (blue areas) to +30 cm (12 in) above normal (red areas).