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Under the Surface of El Niño

With its own forms of underwater weather, the ocean has fronts and circulation patterns that move heat and nutrients around its basins. Changes near the surface often start with changes in the depths.


NASA Earth Observatory visualization by Joshua Stevens, using data from the Global Data and Assimilation Office. Caption by Mike Carlowicz.

Published March 21, 2017
Data acquired January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2016

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