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HOME > El Niño/La Niña > The ENSO Cycle     Climate Variability Mean state of the ocean and atmosphere across the tropical Pacific 1. Mean ocean surface temperatures 2. Mean tropical Pacific rainfall, winds, and subsurface ocean temperatures 3. Mean wintertime jet streams over the North Pacific and South Pacific The ENSO cycle El Niño and La Niña Ocean Temperature Patterns The Southern Oscillation and its link to the ENSO cycle The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI)   El Niño El Niño (ENSO) related rainfall patterns over the tropical Pacific El Niño-related winds, the state of the equatorial Walker circulation, subsurface ocean structure El Niño-related global temperature and rainfall patterns  El Niño - related changes in atmospheric circulation in the subtropics and middle latitudes   La Niña La Niña-related rainfall patterns over the tropical Pacific La Niña-related winds, the state of the equatorial Walker circulation, subsurface ocean structure La Niña-related global temperature and rainfall patterns La Niña- related changes in atmospheric circulation in the subtropics   (Click on image to enlarge) El Niño and La Niña - related winter features over North America NOAA/ National Weather Service National Centers for Environmental Prediction Climate Prediction Center 5200 Auth Road Camp Springs, Maryland 20746 Climate Prediction Center Web Team Page last modified: November 27, 2002 Disclaimer Privacy Policy