Equatorial Pacific Ocean-Atmosphere Cross-Section

Vertical 0-300m oceanic depth and tropospheric Walker circulation from Indonesia (140°E) to South America (80°W)

Walker Cell Collapsed / Reversed
12 km Tropopause 6 km Mid-Troposphere Deep Convective Anomaly Reversed Westerly Wind Burst (>10 m/s) 20°C Isotherm (Thermocline) Upwelling Suppressed INDONESIA / WP 140°E S. AMERICA / PERU 80°W 0m (SST) 100m 200m 300m Equatorial Pacific Niño 3.4 Warm Pool (+2.8°C)
SST Anomaly Warm Core 20°C Thermocline Barrier Cold Abyssal Water
Physical Coupling: Bjerknes Feedback Loop

Global Teleconnection Impact Hotspots & Jet Stream

Click any regional sensor beacon to inspect physical forcing, precipitation anomalies, and winter threat levels through February.

Pacific Jet Stream Path: 30.8°N (Displaced 7.2° South)