1. Is El Niño associated with warmer or cooler sea surface temperatures? 2. Is La Niña associated with warmer or cooler sea surface temperatures? 3. List which years may be El Niño years. 4. List which years may be La Niña years. 5. Which year had the strongest El Niño? 6. What do you think will happen in 2010? Why?
1. Is El Niño associated with warmer or cooler sea surface temperatures? 2. Is La Niña associated with warmer or cooler sea surface temperatures? 3. List which years may be El Niño years. 4. List which years may be La Niña years. 5. Which year had the strongest El Niño? 6. What do you think will happen in 2010? Why?
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![Analyze and interpret sea surface temperature anomalies in terms of ENSO
Procedure
Plot on a graph the surface temperature anomaly data from the equatorial Pacific which is
given below.
Surface Temperature Anomaly Data from the Equatorial Pacific
Sea Surface Temperature
Anomaly ('C)
Year
1990
-0.39
1991
0.14
1992
0.57
1993
0.43
1994
-0.29
1995
-0.41
1996
-1.09
1997
2.52
1998
1.78
1999
-0.86
2000
-0.55
2001
-0.57
2002
0.05
2003
-0,57
2004
-0.49
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Transcribed Image Text:Analyze and interpret sea surface temperature anomalies in terms of ENSO
Procedure
Plot on a graph the surface temperature anomaly data from the equatorial Pacific which is
given below.
Surface Temperature Anomaly Data from the Equatorial Pacific
Sea Surface Temperature
Anomaly ('C)
Year
1990
-0.39
1991
0.14
1992
0.57
1993
0.43
1994
-0.29
1995
-0.41
1996
-1.09
1997
2.52
1998
1.78
1999
-0.86
2000
-0.55
2001
-0.57
2002
0.05
2003
-0,57
2004
-0.49
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![0.05
2002
2003
-0.57
2004
-0.49
2006
0.30
2007
-1.29
2008
0.27
2009
0.36
Activity Questions:
1. Is El Niño associated with warmer or cooler sea surface temperatures?
2. Is La Niña associated with warmer or cooler sea surface temperatures?
3. List which years may be El Niño years.
4. List which years may be La Niña years.
5. Which year had the strongest El Niño?
6. What do you think will happen in 2010? Why?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb24b105c-0851-4ebe-ab26-1d820f90022d%2F5738e87f-725f-4e60-a48b-54f6179554a4%2Fz9p6hfq_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:0.05
2002
2003
-0.57
2004
-0.49
2006
0.30
2007
-1.29
2008
0.27
2009
0.36
Activity Questions:
1. Is El Niño associated with warmer or cooler sea surface temperatures?
2. Is La Niña associated with warmer or cooler sea surface temperatures?
3. List which years may be El Niño years.
4. List which years may be La Niña years.
5. Which year had the strongest El Niño?
6. What do you think will happen in 2010? Why?
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