Equatorial Pacific

E252267
marine ecoregion ocean region

The Equatorial Pacific is the central belt of the Pacific Ocean straddling the equator, known for its warm surface waters and its key role in global climate patterns such as El Niño and La Niña.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Equatorial Pacific canonical 1
central equatorial Pacific Ocean 1
tropical Pacific Ocean 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf marine ecoregion ⓘ
ocean region ⓘ
boundedBy eastern Pacific cold tongue ⓘ
western Pacific warm pool ⓘ
characterizedBy interannual variability ⓘ
large-scale ocean–atmosphere coupling ⓘ
seasonal variability ⓘ
strong zonal sea surface temperature gradients ⓘ
experiences anomalous cooling during La Niña ⓘ
anomalous warming during El Niño ⓘ
extendsAcross central Pacific ⓘ
eastern Pacific ⓘ
western Pacific ⓘ
hasCharacteristic warm surface waters ⓘ
hasClimatePhenomenon El Niño warm phase ⓘ
La Niña ⓘ
surface form: La Niña cold phase

neutral ENSO conditions ⓘ
hasFeature Intertropical Convergence Zone position ⓘ
surface form: Intertropical Convergence Zone

equatorial undercurrent ⓘ
thermocline ⓘ
hasProcess equatorial upwelling ⓘ
trade-wind driven circulation ⓘ
hasResearchField biogeochemistry ⓘ
climate dynamics ⓘ
tropical oceanography ⓘ
hasWaterMass cooler subsurface waters ⓘ
warm surface layer ⓘ
importantFor coral reef ecosystems ⓘ
fisheries productivity ⓘ
long-range weather forecasting ⓘ
seasonal climate prediction ⓘ
influences Hadley circulation ⓘ
Walker circulation ⓘ
global atmospheric circulation ⓘ
global carbon cycle ⓘ
marine primary productivity ⓘ
monsoon systems ⓘ
tropical cyclone activity ⓘ
tropical rainfall patterns ⓘ
locatedIn Pacific Ocean ⓘ
monitoredBy Argo floats ⓘ
Tropical Atmosphere Ocean (TAO) array in the Pacific ⓘ
surface form: TAO/TRITON buoy array

satellite observations ⓘ
playsRoleIn El Niño ⓘ
El Niño–Southern Oscillation ⓘ
La Niña ⓘ
global climate system ⓘ
straddles equator ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Northern Pacific → boundedBy → Equatorial Pacific ⓘ
Multivariate ENSO Index → coversRegion → Equatorial Pacific ⓘ
this entity surface form: tropical Pacific Ocean
Oceanic Niño Index → appliesToRegion → Equatorial Pacific ⓘ
this entity surface form: central equatorial Pacific Ocean
Indonesian Throughflow → mainInflowRegion → Equatorial Pacific ⓘ
this entity surface form: western equatorial Pacific Ocean