@article{fdi:010007558,
  title = {{S}easonal variations of sea-surface salinity and temperature in the tropical {I}ndian {O}cean},
  author = {{D}onguy, {J}ean-{R}en{\'e} and {M}eyers, {G}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}easurements of sea-surface temperature and sea-surface salinity obtained from ships-of-opportunity are used to map the fields in the tropical {I}ndian {O}cean. {T}he seasonal variation is described in detail along the six shipping tracks that have the best data coverage : {G}ulf of {A}den to {L}a {R}eunion island, {P}ersian {G}ulf to {C}ape {T}own, {G}ulf of {A}den to east {A}frica, {G}ulf of {A}den to {I}ndonesia, {S}ri {L}anka to {T}orres {S}trait through {M}alacca {S}trait, and along the west coast of {A}ustralia. {S}easonal variation with large amplitude is found in an extensive area in the western {I}ndian {O}cean. {I}n the eastern {I}ndian {O}cean, seasonal variation is small, except where it is linked to local features such as coastal upwelling, local wind or rainfall-runoff. {W}ater masses, defined from the surface {T}-{S} diagram, are related to winds and currents or are formed locally. {T}he movement of these water masses is linked to currents driven by the monsoon circulation. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{OCEAN} ; {TEMPERATURE} {DE} {SURFACE} ; {SALINITE} ; {VARIATION} {SAISONNIERE} ; {VARIATION} {ANNUELLE} ; {VARIATION} {SPATIALE} ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN} {TROPICAL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{D}eep-{S}ea {R}esearch},
  volume = {43},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {117--138},
  ISSN = {0967-0637},
  year = {1996},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010007558},
}