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El Niño/La Niña-Southern Oscillation, or ENSO, is a quasi-periodic climate pattern that occurs across the tropical Pacific Ocean on average every five years, but over a period which varies from three to seven years. It is characterised by variations in the temperature of the surface of the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean - warming or cooling known as El Niño and La Niña respectively - and air surface pressure in the tropical western Pacific - the Southern Oscillation. The two variations are coupled: the warm oceanic phase, El Niño, accompanies high air surface pressure in the west Pacific, while the cold phase , La Niña, accompanies low air surface pressure in the west Pacific.[2][3] Mechanisms that cause the oscillation remain under study.
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What is called largest water body?
The Pacific Ocean is the largest water body.
What bordering body of water California?
Pacific Ocean
What is the big wad of water west of California called?
The Pacific Ocean.
What are the earth's largest bodies of water called?
The Earth's largest bodies of water are called oceans. There are five recognized oceans: the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean. These vast expanses of saltwater cover over 70% of the Earth's surface.
What BODIES of water are surrounding Hawaii?
Hawaii is in the Pacific Ocean.
What bodies of water borders Asia?
Pacific Ocean
Is the Pacific Ocean a compound or a mixture?
Pacific Ocean is a body of water on the Earth.Of course an ocean water is a mixture.
What body of water is Hawaii in?
The Pacific Ocean.
What bodied of water does Newfoundland have?
Pacific Ocean!!
What large body of water border Oregon to the west?
Pacific Ocean.
What is the name of the arm of the Pacific ocean extending 100 miles into the state of Washington?
At Cape Flattery, the most northwestern point of Washington State, the body of water which is the Pacific Ocean becomes the Strait of Juan de Fuca. About 100 miles east, the body of water becomes known as Puget Sound.
What are the largest bodies of water on earth called?
The largest bodies of water on Earth are called oceans. There are five primary oceans: the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean. They cover more than 70% of the Earth's surface.
