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What is The reversal of oceanic currents in the equatorial Pacific is commonly called?
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How are the north equatorial and south equatorial currents in the pacific ocean alike and different?
the wind direction is different
What is a periodic reversal of the pattern of mid-pacific ocean currents?
El nino
What is The Pacific Equatorial Undercurrent known as?
Cromwell Current
El Niño is a weather pattern that forms in the?
Equatorial Pacific.
Why does el nino only occur in the pacific ocean?
It doesn't. El Nino has impacts all around the world. The ultimate trigger, though relates to the reversal of a wind current over the equatorial Pacific, which produces the characteristic warming of the surface waters. A few other patterns similar to El Nino have been identified, but these are separate events.
How are the north equatorial and south equatorial currents in the pacific ocean alike and different?
the wind direction is different
What is a periodic reversal of the pattern of mid-pacific ocean currents?
El nino
In which ocean do equatorial currents flow?
The warm, low salinity waters from Pacific are transported into Indian Ocean's South Equatorial Current.
What is the name of a periodic reversal of the pattern of ocean currents and water temperature in the mid pacific region?
El Nino
Which temporarily slows or reverses surface ocean currents in the equatorial region of the pacific ocean causing a disruption of normal weather patterns?
El Nino (~over the n)
What has the author Robert H Harvey written?
Robert H. Harvey has written: 'Bottom current and pressure measurements from the central equatorial Pacific' -- subject(s): Measurement, Ocean currents, Oceanography, Pressure
Do surface currents occur only to the pacific ocean?
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What is The Pacific Equatorial Undercurrent known as?
Cromwell Current
Is the Pacific Ocean a tropical ocean?
Only some of it which is known as the Equatorial Pacific, or Tropical Pacific. The rest of the pacific isn't tropical though
El Niño is a weather pattern that forms in the?
Equatorial Pacific.
Why does el nino only occur in the pacific ocean?
It doesn't. El Nino has impacts all around the world. The ultimate trigger, though relates to the reversal of a wind current over the equatorial Pacific, which produces the characteristic warming of the surface waters. A few other patterns similar to El Nino have been identified, but these are separate events.
Why is the equatorial countercurrent in the Atlantic ocean so poorly defined?
Because the Equatorial counter current lies in the pacific and Indian oceans.
