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| Delpech, Audrey; Cravatte, Sophie; Marin, Frederic; Morel, Yves; Gronchi, Enzo; Kestenare, Elodie. |
| The mid-depth ocean circulation in the tropical Pacific is dominated by sets of alternating eastward and westward jets. The origin and transport properties of these flow features remain in many ways an open question, all the more crucial since their usual underestimation in ocean global circulation model has been identified as a potential bias for the misrepresentation of the oxygen minimum zones. In this study, we analyze the water mass properties associated with these systems of jets using velocity and hydrographic sections. Data acquired during a dedicated cruise carried out in the western part of the basin and supplemented by cross-equatorial sections from historical cruises in the central and eastern parts are analyzed. While it is confirmed that the... |
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Palavras-chave: Pacific Ocean; Tropics; Jets. |
| Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00593/70490/68635.pdf |
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