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TI Mixed-layer salinity budget in the tropical Indian Ocean: seasonal cycle based only on observations
BT 
AF DA-ALLADA, Casimir Yelognisse
   GAILLARD, Fabienne
   KOLODZIEJCZYK, Nicolas
AS 1:1;2:3;3:2;
FF 1:;2:PDG-ODE-LPO;3:;
C1 CNRS Ifremer IRD UBO, IFREMER, LPO, UMR 6523, Plouzane, France.
   Univ Paris 06, Univ Paris 04, LOCEAN Lab, CNRS IRD MNHN, F-75005 Paris, France.
C2 CNRS, FRANCE
   UNIV PARIS 06, FRANCE
   IFREMER, FRANCE
SI BREST
SE PDG-ODE-LPO
UM LOPS
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
   copubli-france
   copubli-univ-france
IF 1.892
TC 16
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00270/38129/36311.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;Tropical Indian Ocean;Observations;Seasonal cycle;Mixed-layer salinity;Mixed-layer budget
AB The mixed-layer salinity (MLS) budget in the tropical Indian Ocean is estimated from a combination of satellite products and in situ observations over the 2004-2012 period, to investigate the mechanisms controlling the seasonal MLS variability. In contrast with previous studies in the tropical Indian Ocean, our results reveal that the coverage, resolution, and quality of available observations are now sufficient to approach a closed monthly climatology seasonal salt budget. In the South-central Arabian Sea and South-western Tropical Indian Ocean (SCAS and STIO, respectively), where seasonal variability of the MLS is pronounced, the monthly MLS tendency terms are well captured by the diagnostic. In the SCAS region, in agreement with previous results, the seasonal cycle of the MLS is mainly due to meridional advection driven by the monsoon winds. In the STIO, contrasting previous results indicating the control of the meridional advection over the seasonal MLS budget, our results reveal the leading role of the freshwater flux due to precipitation.
PY 2015
PD JUL
SO Ocean Dynamics
SN 1616-7341
PU Springer Heidelberg
VL 65
IS 6
UT 000354718000006
BP 845
EP 857
DI 10.1007/s10236-015-0837-7
ID 38129
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