El Niņo and La Niņa
Categories
- Forecasts (6)
Links
CPC - La Niņa Coverage
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/lanina/
Regularly updated discussion and coverage of the La Niņa weather system including global and regional impacts and forecasting.
CPC El Niņo/Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/ensostuff/
Coverage of the 1997/98 El Niņo weather system from the Climate Prediction Centre, including forecasts, historical info, and the impact of the system on weather patterns.
El Niņo and La Niņa: Tracing the Dance of Ocean and Atmosphere
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/opus/elnino.html
National Academies popular article describes the basic scientific research that led to our current understanding of these weather phenomenon.
El Niņo Loss Reduction Center
http://www.fema.gov/nwz97/elnino.shtm
US Federal Emergency Management Agency preparedness advice and general information about the phenomenon.
El Niņo/La Niņa Watch
http://topex-www.jpl.nasa.gov/elnino/index.html
Arhive of images and news releases about observations of the El Nino/La Nina phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean by the U.S./French TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason-1, and other NASA/JPL satellites and instruments.
The Potential Use and Misuse of El Niņo Information
http://www.esig.ucar.edu/elnino/table.html
A workshop report from the Environmental and Social Impacts Group. Includes compilation of documents including an executive summary and a glossary.
What is an El Niņo?
http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/toga-tao/el-nino-story.html
Illustrated explanation with realtime graphics and animations of data from the tropical Pacific Ocean. From NOAA.
What is La Niņa?
http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/elnino/la-nina-story.html
Illustrated explanation with realtime graphics and animations of data. Also numerous links to reference material from NOAA.