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The swell side of El Niņo

El Niņo caused a temporary but dramatic rise in global sea levels.

 

References:

Nerem, R.S., et al. 1998. Variations in global mean sea level during the 1997-98 ENSO event. Meeting of the American Geophysical Union. December. San Francisco.

 

Sources:

R. Steven Nerem
University of Texas at Austin
Center for Space Research
R1000
Austin, TX 78712

From Science News, Vol. 154, Nos. 25 & 26, December 19 & 26, 1998, p. 400. Copyright Ķ 1998 by Science Service.

 

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