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Data acquired January 18, 2016
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Muted La Niña Follows Potent El Niño

The near-record water temperatures of 2015-16 has been followed by a modest, quiet appearance of La Niña.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Muted La Niña Follows Potent El Niño.

NASA Earth Observatory maps by Jesse Allen, using TOPEX-Poseidon, Jason-2, and Jason-3 data provided by Akiko Kayashi and Bill Patzert, NASA/JPL Ocean Surface Topography Team. Caption by Mike Carlowicz.

Published January 6, 2017
Data acquired 1998 - 2016

Sources:: JASON-2; JASON-3; TOPEX/Poseidon