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Outgoing Longwave Radiation (OLR)

Pentad mean and anomalous OLR      Click or hit enter to download postscript version of Pentad mean and anomalous OLR

Time-longitude section of anomalous OLR     Click or hit enter to download postscript version of Time-longitude section of anomalous OLR

850-hPa Zonal Wind

Time-longitude Section (GDAS data)      Click or hit enter to download postscript version of Time-longitude Section (GDAS data)

Time-longitude Section (Anomalous)     Click or hit enter to download postscript version of Time-longitude Section (Anomalous)

Daily time series averaged over 160°E-100°W, 5°N-5°S
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Daily time series for the standard index areas (see Figure T3, CDB)
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Sea Surface Temperature (SST)

Weekly SST Anomalies     Click or hit enter to download postscript version of Weekly SST Anomalies

Time-longitude section of SST anomalies (5°N-5°S)     Click or hit enter to download postscript version of Time-longitude section of SST anomalies (5°N-5°S)

Time series of weekly SST anomalies for the 4 Niño regions     Click or hit enter to download postscript version of Time series of weekly SST anomalies for the 4 Niño regions

Time series of weekly SST and Climatology for the 4 Niño
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Subsurface Tropical Pacific Ocean Analyses

Mean and anomalous equatorial temperatures     Click or hit enter to download postscript version of Mean and anomalous equatorial temperatures

Equatorial depth of the 20°C isotherm     Click or hit enter to download postscript version of deplon20.gif

Anomalous equatorial depth of the 20°C isotherm     Click or hit enter to download postscript version of Anomalous equatorial depth of the 20°C isotherm

Equatorial 55 meter depth temperature anomalies     Click or hit enter to download postscript version of

Equatorial 106 meter depth temperature anomalies     Click or hit enter to download postscript version of Equatorial 106 meter depth temperature anomalies

Equatorial 155 meter depth temperature anomalies     Click or hit enter to download postscript version of Equatorial 155 meter depth temperature anomalies

Sea level anomalies     Click or hit enter to download postscript version of Sea level anomalies

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  • El Nino and Climate Impacts - Technical discussion of El Nino's oceanic and atmospheric conditions and their global climate impacts.
  • La Nina and Climate Impacts - Technical discussion of La Nina's oceanic and atmospheric conditions and their global climate impacts.
  • SST Nino Regions - Graphical depiction of the regions (i.e. "NINO Boxes") most commonly used in the diagnosis and forecast of El Nino.
  • Other El Nino Links - Links to the most informative ENSO links on the web.
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