Comparing in situ data with the ENSO cycle

This page is the first step in exploring the options in creating a summer climatology off the Californian coast. Specifically, these pages are considering how important it is to segregate the data according to whether the data is from an El Niño, a La Niña or a normal year.

The data examined here come from 3 sources:

• NEMO - Oceanographic Data Server. Scripps
• World Ocean Database (WOD). National Ocean Data Center
• Generalized Digital Environmental Model (GDEM). Monthly Climatology.

Temperature Comparisons

NEMO

NEMO Near Surface

WOD & GDEM

WOD & GDEM Near Surface

Salinity Comparisons

NEMO

NEMO Near Surface

WOD & GDEM

WOD & GDEM Near Surface