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| Gasparin, Florent; Ganachaud, Alexandre; Maes, Christophe; Marin, Frederic; Eldin, Gerard. |
| Thermocline waters of the tropical southwest Pacific can be traced back to the center of the South Pacific basin and have a potential influence on equatorial surface conditions and on the characteristics of the El Nino Southern Oscillation on decadal timescales. The Solomon Sea is traversed by this influential flow, and therefore is an optimal place for exploring this oceanic connection to the equator. From a high-resolution hydrographic survey at which we applied an inverse box model, we describe the main pathways at the entrance of the Solomon Sea, and more particularly the extremely sharp bend of the western boundary current around the south-east tip of Papua New Guinea. Of the 30 Sv subtropical waters transported into the Coral Sea from the east, above... |
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Palavras-chave: Coral Sea; Solomon Sea; Oceanic transport. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00214/32501/30985.pdf |
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| Costa Da Silva, Alex; Chaigneau, Alexis; Dossa, Alina N.; Eldin, Gerard; Araujo, Moacyr; Bertrand, Arnaud. |
| Using current, hydrographic and satellite observations collected off Northeast Brazil around the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago and Rocas Atoll during two oceanographic cruises (spring 2015 and fall 2017), we investigated the general oceanic circulation and its modifications induced by the islands. In spring 2015, the area was characterized by lower SST (26.6°C) and deep mixed-layer (∼90 m). At this depth, a strong current shear was observed between the central branch of the eastward flowing near-surface South Equatorial Current and the westward flowing South Equatorial Undercurrent. In contrast, in fall 2017, SST was higher (∼28.8°C) and the mixed-layer shallower (∼50 m). The shear between the central South Equatorial Current and the South Equatorial... |
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Palavras-chave: Mesoscale activity; Satellite data; Western tropical Atlantic; Shipboard measurements; Island wake; Central South Equatorial Current; South Equatorial Undercurrent. |
| Ano: 2021 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00691/80290/83399.pdf |
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| Ganachaud, Alexandre; Cravatte, Sophie; Sprintall, Janet; Germineaud, Cyril; Alberty, Marion; Jeandel, Catherine; Eldin, Gerard; Metzl, Nicolas; Bonnet, Sophie; Benavides, Mar; Heimburger, Lars-eric; Lefevre, Jerome; Michael, Susanna; Resing, Joseph; Queroue, Fabien; Sarthou, Geraldine; Rodier, Martine; Berthelot, Hugo; Baurand, Francois; Grelet, Jacques; Hasegawa, Takuya; Kessler, William; Kilepak, Moyep; Lacan, Francois; Privat, Emilien; Send, Uwe; Van Beek, Pieter; Souhaut, Marc; Sonke, Jeroen E.. |
| The semi-enclosed Solomon Sea in the southwestern tropical Pacific is on the pathway of a major oceanic circuit connecting the subtropics to the equator via energetic western boundary currents. Waters transiting through this area replenish the Pacific Warm Pool and ultimately feed the equatorial current system, in particular the equatorial undercurrent. In addition to dynamical transformations, water masses undergo nutrient and micronutrient enrichment when coming in contact with the coasts, impacting the productivity of the downstream equatorial region. Broadscale observing systems are not well suited for describing the fine-scale currents and water masses properties in the Solomon Sea, leaving it relatively unexplored. Two multidisciplinary oceanographic... |
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| Ano: 2017 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00390/50185/50808.pdf |
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