Waves That Feed El Niños

NASA/JPL Ocean Surface Topography Team2009-10-29

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

Pools of warm water known as Kelvin waves can be seen traveling eastward along the equator black line in this image from the NASA/French Space Agency Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason-2 satellite.

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Title: Waves That Feed El Niños
Creator: NASA/JPL Ocean Surface Topography Team
Date Created: 2009-10-29
Rights: JPL

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