El Ni?o Pumping Up, Warm Kelvin Wave Surges Toward South America
ElNi?o is experiencing a late-fall resurgence. Sea-level height data from the NASA/European Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason-2 oceanography satellite show the equatorial Pacific has triggered a wave of warm water, known as a Kelvin wave.
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PIA12326
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November 12, 2009
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JPL
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