El Nino exerts powerful control on Earth's climate ... trade winds along the equator, and (2) a shallow thermocline in the east (the thermocline is the sharp thermal boundary separating warm ...

This phenomenon causes the thermocline—a transition layer between warmer mixed water at the ocean’s surface and cooler deep water below—to drop in the eastern part of Pacific Ocean, cutting off the ...

El Nino is a naturally occurring phenomenon that ... Next, because this is happening, thermocline in the Western Pacific occurs. Thermocline is a steep temperature gradient in a body of water.

New research reveals that El Niño, the periodic warming of the ... ENSO’s strength throughout history: the depth of the thermocline (the boundary between warm surface waters and cold deep ...

A new study has revealed significant acceleration in the upper-ocean circulation of the equatorial Pacific over the past 30 years. This acceleration is primarily driven by intensified atmospheric ...

A sharp temperature and density change—called the thermocline—floats about 100 ... like driftwood blown into a harbor. The birth of El Nino. This animation shows anomalies, or departures ...

A new study published October 31, 2024, in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans has revealed significant acceleration in the upper-ocean ...