As equatorial Kelvin waves move across the Pacific, they deepen the thermocline, which is the boundary separating warm surface water from the colder ocean beneath, suppressing normal upwelling of cool water along the equator and allowing sea surface temperatures to rise.

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As they move across the Pacific they deepen the thermocline, which is the boundary separating warm surface water from the colder ocean beneath. That suppresses the normal upwelling of cool water along the equator and allows sea surface temperatures to rise.

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Created: 8/12/2026, 6:00:01 PM

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