UARS Stories

TOPEX/El Niño Watch – El Niño Moisture in the Atmosphere, January and February, 1998

This series of six images shows the evolution of atmospheric water vapor over the Pacific Ocean during the 1998 El Niño condition.

TOPEX/El Niño Watch – El Niño Moisture in the Atmosphere, February 22, 1998

This image shows differences in atmospheric water vapor relative to a normal (average) year in the Earth's upper troposphere about 10 kilometers (6 miles) above the surface.

Microwave Limb Sounder/El Niño Watch – February thru December, 1997

This series of six images shows the movement of atmospheric water vapor over the Pacific Ocean during the formation of the 1997 El Niño condition.