@article{PAR00004159,
  title = {{U}sing altimetry to help explain patchy changes in hydrographic carbon measurements},
  author = {{R}odgers, {K}. {B}. and {K}ey, {R}. {M}. and {G}nanadesikan, {A}. and {S}armiento, {J}. {L}. and {A}umont, {O}livier and {B}opp, {L}. and {D}oney, {S}. {C}. and {D}unne, {J}. {P}. and {G}lover, {D}. {M}. and {I}shida, {A}. and {I}shii, {M}. and {J}acobson, {A}. {R}. and {L}o {M}onaco, {C}. and {M}aier-{R}eimer, {E}. and {M}ercier, {H}. and {M}etzl, {N}. and {P}erez, {F}. {F}. and {R}ios, {A}. {F}. and {W}anninkhof, {R}. and {W}etzel, {P}. and {W}inn, {C}. {D}. and {Y}amanaka, {Y}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{H}ere we use observations and ocean models to identify mechanisms driving large seasonal to interannual variations in dissolved inorganic carbon ({DIC}) and dissolved oxygen ({O}-2) in the upper ocean. {W}e begin with observations linking variations in upper ocean {DIC} and {O}-2 inventories with changes in the physical state of the ocean. {M}odels are subsequently used to address the extent to which the relationships derived from short-timescale (6 months to 2 years) repeat measurements are representative of variations over larger spatial and temporal scales. {T}he main new result is that convergence and divergence (column stretching) attributed to baroclinic {R}ossby waves can make a first-order contribution to {DIC} and {O}-2 variability in the upper ocean. {T}his results in a close correspondence between natural variations in {DIC} and {O}-2 column inventory variations and sea surface height ({SSII}) variations over much of the ocean. {O}ceanic {R}ossby wave activity is an intrinsic part of the natural variability in the climate system and is elevated even in the absence of significant interannual variability in climate mode indices. {T}he close correspondence between {SSII} and both {DIC} and {O}-2 column inventories for many regions suggests that {SSII} changes (inferred from satellite altimetry) may prove useful in reducing uncertainty in separating natural and anthropogenic {DIC} signals (using measurements from {C}limate {V}ariability and {P}redictability's {CO}2/{R}epeat {H}ydrography program).},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {G}eophysical {R}esearch - {O}ceans},
  volume = {114},
  numero = {},
  pages = {{C}09013},
  ISSN = {0148-0227},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.1029/2008jc005183},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00004159},
}