Equatorial Pacific Monthly Thermocline Animation

This is a monthly animation over the past year of the equatorial Pacific thermocline, shown as a longitude x depth plot of GODAS potential temperature averaged over 5°S to 5°N, and spanning the Pacific from 121°E to 79°W from the surface to a depth of 350 meters.

The potential temperatures are contoured at an interval of 2°C. Temperature is also indicated by colors; the 20°C isotherm, often used as an indicator of the location of the thermocline, is marked by a green shaded band, and red shading indicates water temperatures above 28°C.

Dataset Documentation

Equatorial Pacific Monthly Thermocline Animation

Data

NCEP Global Ocean Data Assimilation System (GODAS) monthly potential temperature on a 1.0° lon x 1/3° lat grid with vertical grid points at 5, 15, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65, 75, 85, 95, 105, 115, 125, 135, 145, 155, 165, 175, 185, 195, 205, 215, 225, 238, 262, 303, 366, and 459 meters below the surface

Data Source

National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) (GODAS)

Analysis

Monthly animation of a longitude x depth plot of GODAS potential temperature averaged over 5°S to 5°N, and spanning the Pacific from 121°E to 79°W from the surface to a depth of 350 meters

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