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Deep Water · 01:20 · 2017

A three-dimensional look at the 2015 El Niño

Subsurface temperature anomalies in the equatorial Pacific during the strong 2015–16 El Niño, shown as a cutaway through the upper ocean.

What to look for

The cutaway is the point of the film. Follow the warm water below the surface as it moves east along the equator, before its effect shows at the top.

Part of
Collection
Deep Water
Series
The sea has a shape
Running time
01:20
Year
2017
Source
NASA Goddard, GSFC_20170526_ElNino_m12601_3D
Licence
Public domain (United States government work)

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