埃尔尼诺(EI Nino)是一种海洋温度变化现象。美国海洋大气局(NOAA)正在太平洋赤道沿岸水域安设一系列的海洋学传感器,将为埃尔尼诺的早期予报提供一种监测系统。 NOAA正在安设的仪器,期望着当埃尔尼诺形势正在形成时即获得洞察。因此可以更有准备地同猛烈风暴作斗争,并且在确认潮泛发生时,立即通过非常规的系统发出警报。 NOAA的调查船《发现者》号将在其太平洋航程中布放7个系留浮标。其中两个为NOAA发展的Atlas型浮标,它们将用于收集500米以内的次表层海水的温度数据,另外有2个浮标将起类似的作用,而沿着赤道布放的3个辅助浮标,则用于收集风和海流资料。 EI Nino is a phenomenon of ocean temperature change. The United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is installing a series of oceanographic sensors in the waters off the equatorial Pacific coast and will provide a monitoring system for early reporting by El Niño. The equipment NOAA is setting up, expecting to gain insight as El Nino situation is taking shape. So they can be more prepared to fight the violent storms, and in the confirmation of tidal flooding, immediately through the irregular system alarm. NOAA survey vessel Discovery will deploy seven mooring buoys over its Pacific Rim. Two of the Atlas-type buoys, developed by NOAA, will be used to collect temperature data for subsurface seawater within 500 meters. Two additional buoys will play a similar role, while three auxiliary buoys along the equator, It is used to collect wind and ocean current data.