El Niño
impacts sea surface height, sea surface temperature and wind vectors.
The second is what is termed as «steric change» — a scientific phrase that both identifies ocean thermal expansion due to warming combined with changes in ocean salinity, which also
impacts sea surface height.
Not exact matches
Many NASA satellites observe environmental factors that are associated with El Niño evolution and its
impacts, including
sea surface temperature,
sea surface height,
surface currents, atmospheric winds and ocean color.