Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
Title:
Comparing the 1998-1999 La Nina event to the corresponding 2006 Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly Conditions
Instrument:
Aqua/AMSR-E
Instrument:
NOAA-14/AVHRR
Description:
Color bar showing temperature anomalies ranging from 5 degrees Celsius (9 Farenheit) hotter (red areas) to 5 C (9 F) cooler (blue areas).
Abstract:
Are we seeing another La Nina event in 2006? This animation compares the winter 1998-1999 La Nina event to the corresponding 2006 conditions in the Pacific Ocean. This is done by comparing Sea Surface Temperature (SST) anomalies (i.e., differences from normal SST values) between 1999 and 2006. Blue areas indicate ocean regions 5 degrees Celsius (9 degrees Fahrenheit) cooler than the norm. During the 1998-1999 La Nina event this resulted in a distinct area of deep blue stretching across the Pacific Ocean. Through this comparison, one can see that our current ocean temperature conditions do not reflect those same conditions during the 1998-1999 La Nina event.
Completed:
2006-05-30
Credit:
*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

Additional support provided by: Sarah Dewitt (NASA/GSFC) and Fred Kemman (HTSI).
Studio:
SVS
Animator:
Alex Kekesi (Lead)
Animator:
Greg Shirah
Animator:
Jeff de La Beaujardiere
Scientist:
David Adamec (NASA/GSFC)
Scientist:
Antonio Busalacchi (NASA/GSFC)
Series:
Hurricane-SST Connection
Data Collected:
2/10/99, 2/10/06
Keywords:
DLESE
Keywords:
GCMD
Keywords:
Location
Keywords:
EARTH SCIENCE
Keywords:
Physical oceanography
Keywords:
Oceans
Keywords:
Ocean Temperature
Keywords:
Sea Surface Temperature
Keywords:
Pacific Ocean
facet_where:
Pacific Ocean
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
2006
facet_when:
2-10-99
facet_when:
2-10-06
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Aqua
facet_what:
SST
facet_what:
sea surface temperature
facet_when_year:
2006
Animation Number:
3358
UID:
SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003300/a0033 58/sstanom_bar-IMAGE
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Comparing the 1998-1999 La Nina event to the corresponding 2006 Sea Surface Temperat…