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Caption: Sea surface height anomalies on September 3, 2006, during a weak El Niņo event. Yellow and red areas indicate where the waters are relatively higher (warmer) and have expanded above normal sea level; green indicates near normal sea level; blue and purple show where waters are relatively lower (colder) and below normal sea level.
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