This paper presents physical and nutrient results from the Etude du Broutage en Zone Equatoriale cruise, conducted in the equatorial Pacific along the 180° meridian from 8°S to 8°N. Cold conditions of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation cycle were evident during the cruise (October-November 1996), and the equatorial upwelling was in its far western extension. Along the sampled section the nutrient-enriched area was asymmetric around the equator, and a zone of high remineralization was found from...