EGU24-20761, updated on 09 Apr 2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-20761
EGU General Assembly 2024
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Visualizing the transition from LaNiño to ElNiño from NASA's model outputs

Atousa Saberi and Gregory Shirah
Atousa Saberi and Gregory Shirah
  • NASA, United States of America (atousa.saberi.unique@gmail.com)

The ENSO affects global weather. We used NASA GEOS Subseasonal to Seasonal (S2S) Coupled ocean-atmosphere model, NASA MERRA‐2 reanalysis, along with NOAA Niño3.4 SST anomaly index time series to visualize the transition from  LaNiño 2021 to ElNiño 2023. The visualization is a comprehensive model explainer showing changes in the top 300 meters of the Pacifc Ocean (such as thermocline flattening, movements of the temperature anomalies) coupled with the Walker Circulation and the continous coupled interaction between the ocean and the atmosphere. It's the first effort in visualizing the Walker Circulation and the moving convective branch across the Pacific without schematic plots but rather with climate model outputs.  We will also cover the effect of the two phases of ENSO on the global weather pattern. This visualization will be narrated and released to the public in the future.

How to cite: Saberi, A. and Shirah, G.: Visualizing the transition from LaNiño to ElNiño from NASA's model outputs, EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14–19 Apr 2024, EGU24-20761, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-20761, 2024.