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SWOT Monitors Warming Waters Off California Coast
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This data visualization image above shows sea surface heights off the northern California coast in August 2023 as measured by the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite. Red indicates higher-than-average ocean heights, while blue represents lower-than-average heights. Warm ocean waters from the developing El Niño are shifting north along coastlines in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineSWOT Monitors Warming Waters Off California Coast. NASA/JPL, 2023-09-19. Public domain. ID: PIA26091.
