Imaginea Astronomica a Zilei
Descopera cosmosul! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
January 13, 1998
Descopera cosmosul! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
January 13, 1998
Explicatie: (Edit) This year's El Niño is the strongest ever recorded. The large amount of warm water in the Pacific Ocean near the equator is causing unusual weather all over planet Earth. The above false-color images of Earth show the relative levels of warm water between normal (upper left) and the comparatively mild El Niño of 1995 - 1996. Red indicates a high water level. Detailed measurements of this years El Niño indicate the warm water level is rising and falling in rhythmic fashion, possibly in response to changing wind patterns.
Autori & editori:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry
Bonnell (USRA)
Reprezentanti tehnici NASA:
Jay Norris.
Specific rights apply.
Un serviciu al:
LHEA
at
NASA/
GSFC
&:
Michigan Tech. U.