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Watching Our Oceans
Published: May 20, 2008

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El Niño-Southern Oscillation Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies, 2015-2016
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Jason-3: Studying the Earth's Oceans from Space
The Jason-2 satellite sees something brewing in the Pacific. Researchers say it could be a significant El Niño with implications for global weather and climate.
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In many communities in the U.S., sea level rise is already a factor in people’s lives in the form of high-tide flooding.
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A video overview of the Sentinel-6B mission overview.
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Here we provide side by side comparisons of Pacific Ocean sea surface height (SSH) anomalies of what is presently happening in 2015 with the Pacific Ocean signal during the famous 1997 El Niño.
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El Niño - 1997 vs. 2015
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