Sea-Surface Temperature Anomalies: La Niña
OceansPhysical EnvironmentA composite of sea-surface temperature anomalies during La Niña from November to March during the following years: 1955, 1956, 1965, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1989, and 1999. When sea-surface temperatures in the tropical eastern Pacific drop below normal, it is known as a La Niña event.
NOAASea-surface temperature: Negative 0.5 to negative 1.5 (purple): Central Pacific regions. Negative 0.25 to 0.25 (light purple) are in the Arctic and Atlantic Ocean. 0.25 to 2.25 (red) are mostly in the North Atlantic Ocean and South Pacific Ocean.
-1.75 to -1.5 | -1.5 to -1.25 | -1.25 to -1.0 | -1.0 to -0.75 | -0.5 to -0.25 | -0.25 to 0.25 | 0.5 to 0.75 | Class | Rank | Million Metric Tons | Bermudian Exclusive Economic Zone | Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone | United States Exclusive Economic Zone (Alaska) | United States Exclusive Economic Zone (Hawaii) | United States Exclusive Economic Zone | French Polynesian Exclusive Economic Zone | Kiribati Exclusive Economic Zone (Line Islands) | |
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| 2.11% | 0.444% | 1.11% | 0.206% | 0.177% | 0.267% | 0.120% | |||||||||||