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El Niño and La Niña forecasting & monitoring

El Niño and La Niña forecasting & monitoring. TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason provide important extended time series monitoring of El Niño and La Niña events

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El Niño and La Niña forecasting & monitoring

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  1. El Niño and La Niña forecasting & monitoring • TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason provide important extended time series monitoring of El Niño and La Niña events • NOAA’s long term climate forecasts, based in part on ocean altimeter data, include flood control, agricultural strategy, water and energy use planning • Worldwide damage from the 1997-1998 El Niño probably exceeded $20 billion*. Reliable predictions could help minimize economic impacts. • Media outlets use the data to explain weather and climate to the public • TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason data are recognizable to more than a billion people worldwide Images produced by Dr. Victor Zlotnicki, Dr. Lee -Lueng Fu and Akiko Hayashi, of the Oceans Research Element at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. *D. Anderson, European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecast

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