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El Nino Theme Page: Access to Distributed Information on El Nino DLESE Reviewed Collection
http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/elnino/nino-home.html
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This concentrated, in-depth resource provides access to recent information on El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and La Nina in the Pacific Ocean, including data, graphics, forecasts, historical perspectives, in-depth analyses, prediction benefits, impacts on human life, and information on the 1997/1999 El Nino and La Nina events. Links to relevant data include Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Project (TAO) moored buoy data, XBT data, drifting buoy data, sea level field analyses, real-time data and analyses, satellite data, climate data, numerical model simulations and Ka'Imimoana shipboard data. The site also includes 3D animations and links to theme pages in Spanish, French, and Portuguese.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
  • College (13-14)
  • College (15-16)
  • Graduate / Professional
  • General public
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Case study
  • Visual:
    • Imagery - remotely sensed
    • Visualization - scientific
  • Portal:
    • Government
    • Non-profit
  • Dataset:
    • In-situ
    • Remotely sensed
Subject:
  • Atmospheric science
  • Climatology
  • Natural hazards
  • Ocean Sciences:
    • Biological oceanography
    • Physical oceanography
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright and Other Restrictions Information is Unknown
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-000-013
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • 9-12:
      • F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
        • Natural and human-induced hazards
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Project