North Pacific subtropical high

E290368

atmospheric circulation feature semi-permanent high-pressure system subtropical high-pressure system

The North Pacific subtropical high is a large, semi-permanent high-pressure system over the northeastern Pacific Ocean that strongly influences the region’s climate, winds, and ocean currents.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
North Pacific High	1
North Pacific subtropical high canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	atmospheric circulation feature ⓘ semi-permanent high-pressure system ⓘ subtropical high-pressure system ⓘ
affects	frequency of landfalling storms on the west coast of North America ⓘ position of the jet stream over the North Pacific ⓘ storm tracks over the North Pacific ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Hawaiian High ⓘ North Pacific subtropical high ⓘ surface form: North Pacific High Pacific High ⓘ
associatedWith	clear skies ⓘ dry conditions along the west coast of North America in summer ⓘ subsidence ⓘ
climatologicalMeanPosition	eastern to central North Pacific Ocean ⓘ
contributesTo	Mediterranean climate of coastal California ⓘ upwelling along the California coast ⓘ
drivenBy	Hadley cell subsidence ⓘ
hasApproximateCenterNear	Hawaii ⓘ
hasSeasonalVariation	stronger in boreal summer ⓘ weaker in boreal winter ⓘ
hemisphere	Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
influencesClimateOf	Alaska ⓘ Baja California ⓘ California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Hawaii ⓘ eastern North Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: northeastern Pacific Ocean subtropical eastern Pacific ⓘ western North America ⓘ
influencesOceanCurrents	California Current ⓘ Kuroshio Current ⓘ North Equatorial Current (regional) ⓘ surface form: North Equatorial Current North Pacific Gyre ⓘ
influencesWinds	trade winds in the North Pacific ⓘ westerlies over the North Pacific ⓘ
isAnalogOf	North Atlantic High ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic subtropical high South Pacific subtropical high ⓘ
latitudeBand	subtropics ⓘ
linkedTo	marine stratocumulus decks off California and Baja California ⓘ
locatedIn	Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Pacific Ocean eastern North Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: northeastern Pacific Ocean
modulatedBy	El Niño–Southern Oscillation ⓘ Pacific Decadal Oscillation ⓘ
partOf	Hadley circulation ⓘ subtropical ridge ⓘ
shapeInfluences	path of tropical cyclones in the eastern and central North Pacific ⓘ
strengthInfluences	extent of summer drought in western North America ⓘ
typicalPressureRange	around 1020–1030 hPa at sea level ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

eastern North Pacific Ocean → boundedBy → North Pacific subtropical high ⓘ

North Pacific subtropical high → alsoKnownAs → North Pacific subtropical high ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Pacific High