@article{fdi:010059920,
  title = {{ENSO} and short-term variability of the south equatorial current entering the {C}oral {S}ea},
  author = {{K}essler, {W}. {S}. and {C}ravatte, {S}ophie},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{H}istorical section data extending to 1985 are used to estimate the interannual variability of transport entering the {C}oral {S}ea between {N}ew {C}aledonia and the {S}olomon {I}slands. {T}ypical magnitudes of this variability are +/- 5-8 {S}v ({S}v = 10(6) m(3) s(-1)) in the 0-400-m layer relative to 400 m, and +/- 8-12 {S}v in the 0-2000-m layer relative to 2000 m, on a mean of close to -30 {S}v (relative to 2000 m). {T}ransport increases a few months after an {E}l {N}ino event and decreases following a {L}a {N}ina. {I}nterannual transport variability is well simulated by a reduced-gravity long {R}ossby wave model. {V}igorous westward-propagating mesoscale eddies can yield substantial aliasing on individual ship or glider surveys. {S}ince transport variability is surface intensified and well correlated with satellite-derived surface geostrophic currents, a simple index of {S}outh {E}quatorial {C}urrent transport based on satellite altimetry is developed.},
  keywords = {{MER} {DE} {CORAIL} ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {SALOMON}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {P}hysical {O}ceanography},
  volume = {43},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {956--969},
  ISSN = {0022-3670},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1175/jpo-d-12-0113.1},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010059920},
}