Pacific equatorial current system
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The Pacific equatorial current system is a major oceanic circulation regime along the equator in the Pacific Ocean, comprising interacting surface and subsurface currents that strongly influence regional and global climate.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
equatorial current system
ⓘ
ocean current system ⓘ |
| affects |
carbon cycle in the tropical Pacific
ⓘ
heat transport across the Pacific ⓘ marine primary productivity in the equatorial Pacific ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
eastward subsurface flow along the equator
ⓘ
pronounced vertical shear ⓘ strong zonal currents ⓘ westward surface flow near the equator ⓘ |
| drivenBy |
equatorial wind stress
ⓘ
trade winds ⓘ |
| extendsAlong |
central Pacific
ⓘ
eastern Pacific ⓘ equator ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Equatorial Countercurrent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Equatorial Undercurrent NERFINISHED ⓘ North Equatorial Countercurrent NERFINISHED ⓘ North Equatorial Current NERFINISHED ⓘ South Equatorial Current NERFINISHED ⓘ South Equatorial Current southern branch NERFINISHED ⓘ subsurface currents ⓘ surface currents ⓘ |
| hasRole |
controlling zonal sea surface temperature gradients in the Pacific
ⓘ
regulating equatorial Pacific thermocline structure ⓘ |
| hasTemporalVariability |
decadal variability
ⓘ
interannual variability ⓘ seasonal variability ⓘ |
| influences |
El Niño–Southern Oscillation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
global climate ⓘ regional climate ⓘ sea surface temperature distribution in the Pacific ⓘ trade wind feedbacks ⓘ tropical Pacific rainfall patterns ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
tropical Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modulatedBy |
El Niño events
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Niña events NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Decadal Oscillation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
global ocean circulation
ⓘ
tropical Pacific circulation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Atlantic equatorial current system
ⓘ
Indian Ocean equatorial current system ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
climate science
ⓘ
physical oceanography ⓘ |
| supportsProcess |
equatorial upwelling
ⓘ
nutrient supply to surface waters ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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