A simple linear model of the tropical Pacific Ocean is used to simulate the oceanic response to time-dependent wind stress forcing. A linear, one-layer, reduced-gravity transport model on an equatorial beta-plane is incorporated. The non-rectangular model basin extends from 18°N to 12°S. Bottom topography, thermohaline and thermodynamic effects are neglected. The equatorial response, particularly at the eastern boundary, is studied along the same lines as Kindle. Annual and semiannual harmonics of the zonal equatorial wind stress calculated by Meyers are used to force the model. The east-west slope of the model pycnocline is compared with depth observations of the 14°C isotherm. The linear model generates a semiannual eastern boundary response remote from any region with strong second harmonies of the zonal wind stress. This response supports Meyers' hypothesis that at the eastern boundary the semiannual displacement of the thermocline is due to remote forcing. The major application of the model ... Abstract A simple linear model of the tropical Pacific Ocean is used to simulate the oceanic response to time-dependent wind stress forcing. A linear, one-layer, reduced-gravity transport model on an equatorial beta-plane is incorporated. The non-rectangular model basin extends from 18°N to 12°S. Bottom topography, thermohaline and thermodynamic effects are neglected. The equatorial response, particularly at the eastern boundary, is studied along the same lines as Kindle. Annual and semiannual harmonics of the zonal equatorial wind stress calculated by Meyers are used to force the model. The east-west slope of the model pycnocline is compared with depth observations of the 14°C isotherm. The linear model generates a semiannual eastern boundary response remote from any region with strong second harmonies of the zonal wind stress. This response supports Meyers' hypothesis that at the eastern boundary the semiannual displacement of the thermocline is due to remote forcing. The major application of the model ...