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.

Browse the complete set of Visualization Collections (more info) .

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Idealized ENSO Simulation (more info) This animation shows the large-scale, wave-like motion that the tropical Pacific Ocean undergoes during a El-Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) event.

El Nino Theme Page (more info) These three visualizations compare the variations in convective circulation and thermocline depth during El Nino, La Nina and normal conditions.

Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies show La Nina, El Nino and Normal Conditions in the Pacific Ocean (more info) TAO sea surface temperature comparisons.