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TI 3D characterisation of the thermohaline structure in the southwestern tropical Atlantic derived from functional data analysis of in situ profiles
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AF Assunção, Ramilla V.
   Silva, Alex C.
   Roy, Amedee
   Bourlès, Bernard
   Henrique S. Silva, Carlos
   Ternon, Jean-Francois
   Araujo, Moacyr
   Bertrand, Arnaud
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C1 Laboratório de Oceanografia Física Estuarina e Costeira, Depto. Oceanografia, UFPE, Recife-PE, Brazil
   Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), MARBEC, Université Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Sète, France
   IRD, UMR 6539 LEMAR IFREMER/IRD/CNRS/UBO, Technopole Brest Iroise, 29280 Plouzané, France
   Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), Délégation Régionale Ouest, IMAGO, Plouzané, France
   Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife-PE, Brazil
   Brazilian Research network on Global Climate Change, Rede CLIMA, São José dos Campos-SP, Brazil
C2 UNIV FED PERNAMBUCO UFPE, BRAZIL
   IRD, FRANCE
   IRD, FRANCE
   IRD, FRANCE
   UNIV FED RURAL PERNAMBUCO UFRPE, BRAZIL
   REDE CLIMA, BRAZIL
UM LEMAR
   MARBEC
IN WOS Cotutelle UMR
   copubli-int-hors-europe
   copubli-sud
IF 4.08
TC 23
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00641/75266/75476.pdf
LA English
DT Article
CR ABRACOS
   PIRATA
BO Antea
DE ;Thermocline;Barrier layer;Mixed layer;Western boundary current;Ocean stratification;North Brazilian Undercurrent system
AB The dynamic of the thermohaline structure of the upper ocean, which depends on ocean-atmosphere interactions, drives most near surface oceanic processes, including the control of gases and heat fluxes, and nutrient availability in the photic layer. The thermohaline structure of the southwestern tropical Atlantic (SWTA), a key region for diagnosing variation of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, has prime impact on global climate. Characterising the thermohaline structure is typically based on the application of classical statistical methods on vertical profiles. Such approach has important limitations since classical methods do not explicitly contemplate the vertical nature of the profiles. Functional Data Analysis (FDA) is a new alternative to solve such drawbacks. Here, we apply an FDA approach to characterise the 3D canonical thermohaline structure of the SWTA in austral spring and fall. Our results reveal a clear spatial pattern with the presence of three areas with significantly different thermohaline structure. Area 1, mostly located along the continental slope, reflects the western boundary current system, with low static stability and high frequency of occurrence of barrier layer (BL). Conversely, Area 2, located along the Fernando de Noronha chain, presents strong static stability with a well-marked thermocline. This area, under the influence of the eastern Atlantic, is characterised by a low BL frequency, which is seasonally modulated by the latitudinal oscillation of the Intertropical Convergence Zone, controlling the regime of precipitation. In turn, Area 3 behaves as a transition zone between A1 and A2 with the presence of the water core of maximum salinity in subsurface, and therefore presence of strong-moderate BL. Beyond this study, FDA approach emerges as a powerful way to describe, characterise, classify and compare ocean patterns and processes. It can be applied to in situ data but could also be used to deeply and comprehensively explore ocean model output. 
PY 2020
PD AUG
SO Progress In Oceanography
SN 0079-6611
PU Elsevier BV
VL 187
UT 000572347900003
DI 10.1016/j.pocean.2020.102399
ID 75266
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