File name: HadleyCell_610.jpg Original Resolution: 610 × 610 File Size: 66 KB (MIME Type: image/jpeg) Date Published: May 19, 2014 Download file View image caption El Niño influences global atmospheric circulation by intensifying the Hadley circulation, in which heat is transferred from the Earth's surface to the upper atmosphere through convection and latent heating. Map by NOAA Climate.gov.