This site Presents a MODIS (Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) image of the Gulf Stream. The image is color-coded to show the variation in temperature of the ocean water. A brief description of the Gulf Stream, its direction and speed, and a link to other related imagery are included. Full description.

Sea surface temperature in the Pacific Ocean as measured by the TMI instrument on TRMM for the period January 1998 through July 1998 Full description.

Interactions between Earth's atmosphere and oceans drive weather and climate patterns. Although these interactions and patterns are complex, they are also predictable. This video animation explains precipitation patterns by illustrating how differences in ocean surface temperatures affect atmospheric pressure, creating winds, and how wind patterns can in turn affect ocean surface temperatures. The ... Full description.

This animation shows the sea surface temperature in the Pacific Ocean in false color from July 2001 to the middle of February 2002 Full description.

Users can view a selection of animations of ocean surface temperature and dynamic height derived from data from the TAO/TRITON buoy array moored in the Pacific Ocean. The animations show temperature and surface topography variations consistent with the development of El Nino and La Nina events. Full description.

An animation of sea surface temperature anomaly in the Pacific Ocean from January 1997 to March 1999 as measured by NOAA AVHRR Full description.

An animation of sea surface temperature anomaly in the Pacific Ocean from January 1997 through July 1998 as measured by NOAA AVHRR Full description.

An animation of sea surface temperature anomaly in the Pacific Ocean from January 1997 to November 1998 as measured by NOAA AVHRR Full description.

An animation of sea surface temperature anomaly in the Pacific Ocean from December, 1997, to April, 2000, as measured by NOAA AVHRR Full description.

An animation of sea surface temperature anomaly in the Pacific Ocean from January 1997 through October 1998 as measured by NOAA AVHRR Full description.