FN Archimer Export Format
PT J
TI Seasonal cycle of the salinity barrier layer revealed in the northeastern Gulf of Guinea
BT 
AF DOSSA, A. N.
   DA-ALLADA, C. Y.
   HERBERT, G
   BOURLES, Bernard
AS 1:1,2;2:1,3,4,5;3:6;4:6;
FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;
C1 Univ Abomey Calavi, ICPMA UNESCO Chair, Int Chair Math Phys & Applicat, Cotonou, Benin.
   Univ Fed Pernambuco UFPE, Dept Oceanog, Lab Oceanog Fis Estuarina & Costeira, Recife, PE, Brazil.
   UNSTIM, ENSTP, Abomey, Benin.
   IRD, LHMC IRHOB, Cotonou, Benin.
   Univ Brest, IUEM, CNRS, IRD LOPS,Inst Francais Rech Exploitat Mer IFREMER, Brest, France.
   IRD, Instrumentat Moyens Analyt Observ Geophys & Ocean, Brest, France.
C2 UNIV ABOMEY CALAVI, BENIN
   UNIV FED PERNAMBUCO UFPE, BRAZIL
   ENSTP, BENIN
   IRD, BENIN
   UBO, FRANCE
   IRD, FRANCE
UM LOPS
IN WOS Cotutelle UMR
   copubli-france
   copubli-int-hors-europe
   copubli-sud
IF 0.733
TC 8
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00509/62103/66273.pdf
LA English
DT Article
CR EGEE
   EGEE/5
   EGEE/6
   EQUALANT 2000
   PIRATA
BO Antea
   Thalassa
DE ;mixed layer depth;Niger River discharge;numerical model;oceanography;sea surface salinity;tropical Atlantic;vertical stratification
AB The region located in the far northeast of the Gulf of Guinea (NEGG), eastern tropical Atlantic, remains poorly documented due to a lack of available in situ ocean data. Heavy rainfall and intense river discharges observed in this region induce a strong salinity stratification that may have a significant impact on the mixed layer depth and on sea surface temperatures, through the so-called barrier-layer effect. By using recent in situ data and climatological outputs from a numerical simulation, we reveal the existence of a barrier layer in the NEGG and describe its seasonal occurrence. In the NEGG, the barrier layer limits the mixed layer depth. From January to March, significant values for the barrier-layer thickness are observed mostly due to the horizontal advection of fresh water. From April, vertical mixing along with vertical advection increase the sea surface salinity; hence, the barrier-layer thickness decreases and reaches its minimum in July. During the rest of the year, values for the barrier-layer thickness are again high, mostly under the influence of the Niger River discharge and precipitation, with the highest values recorded in October, when the river discharge and precipitation are at a maximum. 
PY 2019
PD APR
SO African Journal Of Marine Science
SN 1814-232X
PU Natl Inquiry Services Centre Pty Ltd
VL 41
IS 2
UT 000477646700005
BP 163
EP 175
DI 10.2989/1814232X.2019.1616612
ID 62103
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