gcmd_keyword : SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE INDICES>PACIFIC WARM POOL

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definition	The Indian Ocean/West Pacific Warm Pool extends almost half way around the globe, stretching along the equator south of India, through the waters off Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and New Guinea, and into the central Pacific Ocean. The waters of the Warm Pool are warmer than any other open ocean on Earth. Because these waters are hot enough to drive heat and moisture high into the atmosphere, the warm pool has a large effect on the climate of surrounding lands. In fact, the slow fluctuations of size and intensity of the warm pool may be linked with the intensity of El Niño.
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label	PACIFIC WARM POOL
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GCMD Metadata	db1000b8-3b19-46fa-9d79-379379d654ac
Ancestors	PACIFIC WARM POOL < SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE INDICES < ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS < CLIMATE INDICATORS < EARTH SCIENCE < Science Keywords