What is the name of the phenomenon where the sea level pressure is lower than normal in the eastern Pacific and higher than normal in the western Pacific? MCQ with Answer and Explanation
What is the name of the phenomenon where the sea level pressure is lower than normal in the eastern Pacific and higher than normal in the western Pacific?
A. Southern Oscillation
B. El Niño
C. Pacific Decadal Oscillation
D. La Niña
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
El Niño is associated with lower than normal sea level pressure in the eastern Pacific and higher than normal sea level pressure in the western Pacific.
Explanation:
The Polar cell is the large-scale atmospheric circulation that occurs in the polar regions. Cold, dense air sinks at the poles and flows equatorward, rising again at about 60° latitude.
Explanation:
A negative Indian Ocean Dipole is characterized by warmer than average sea surface temperatures in the eastern Indian Ocean and cooler in the west.
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