El Nino/La Nina Visualizations
Compiled by Jen Millner at Montana State University
Find models and animations about El Nino, including sea surface level and sea surface temperature anomalies.
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This animation shows the large-scale, wave-like motion that the tropical Pacific Ocean undergoes during a El-Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) event.
This animation shows the vertical displacement of thermocline depth over time as it correlates to sea surface height and temperature.
These three visualizations compare the variations in convective circulation and thermocline depth during El Nino, La Nina and normal conditions.
These TAO project graphics compare sea surface temperature between normal conditions in 1993, El Nino in 1997, and La Nina in 1998. Additional images and background information can also be accessed from this page.
