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| Lefevre, Nathalie; Urbano, Domingos F.; Gallois, Francis; Diverres, Denis. |
| The fugacity of CO2 (fCO(2)) has been measured underway during three quasi-synoptic cruises in the western tropical Atlantic in March/April 2009 and July/August 2010 in the region 6 degrees S-15 degrees N, 52 degrees W-24 degrees W. The distribution of fCO(2) is related to the main features of the ocean circulation. Temperature exerts a dominant control on the distribution of fCO(2) in March/April whereas salinity plays an important role in July/ August due to the more developed North Equatorial Countercurrent (NECC) carrying Amazon water and to the high precipitation associated with the presence of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). The main surface currents are characterized by different fCO(2). Overall, the NECC carries less saline waters with... |
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| Ano: 2014 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00624/73571/72947.pdf |
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