Data: Monthly ocean temperature on a 1.0
x 1.5 deg. lat/lon grid with vertical gridpoints at 5, 15, 25, 35, 45,
55, 65, 75, 85, 95, 105, 120. 135, 155, 175, 205, 240, 285, 340 and 430
m. (Jan 1980-present)
Base Period: 1981-present
Data Source: NCEP, Environmental Monitoring
Center, Climate Modeling Branch
Description: Longitude-depth plot of
ocean temperature anomaly along the equatorial Pacific. Contours drawn
at 0.5 deg. C intervals with shading starting at +/- 0.5 deg. C. Thick
black line is the climatological position of the 0 deg. C anomaly.
NCEP is an acronym for the US National Centers for Environmental Prediction. |