@article{fdi:010060684,
  title = {{S}olomon {S}ea circulation and water mass modifications : response at {ENSO} timescales},
  author = {{M}elet, {A}. and {G}ourdeau, {L}ionel and {V}erron, {J}. and {D}jath, {B}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {S}outh {P}acific low latitude western boundary currents ({LLWBC}s) carry waters of subtropical origin through the {S}olomon {S}ea before joining the equatorial {P}acific. {C}hanges in their properties or transport are assumed to impact {E}l {N}ino {S}outhern {O}scillation ({ENSO}) dynamics. {A}t {ENSO} timescales, the {LLWBC}s transport tends to counterbalance the interior geostrophic one. {W}hen transiting through the complex geography of the {S}olomon {S}ea, the main {LLWBC}, the {N}ew {G}uinea {C}oastal {U}ndercurrent, cannot follow a unique simple route to the equator. {I}nstead, its routes and water mass properties are influenced by the circulation occurring in the {S}olomon {S}ea. {I}n this study, the response of the {S}olomon {S}ea circulation to {ENSO} is investigated based on a numerical simulation. {T}he transport anomalies entering the {S}olomon {S}ea from the south are confined to the top 250 m of the water column, where they represent 7.5 {S}v (based on {ENSO} composites) for a mean transport of 10 {S}v. {T}he induced circulation anomalies in the {S}olomon {S}ea are not symmetric between the two {ENSO} states because of (1) a bathymetric control at {V}itiaz {S}trait, which plays a stronger role during {E}l {N}ino, and (2) an additional inflow through {S}olomon {S}trait during {L}a {N}ina events. {I}n terms of temperature and salinity, modifications are particularly notable for the thermocline water during {E}l {N}ino conditions, with cooler and fresher waters compared to the climatological mean. {T}he surface water at {V}itiaz {S}trait and the upper thermocline water at {S}olomon {S}trait, feeding respectively the equatorial {P}acific warm pool and the {E}quatorial {U}ndercurrent, particularly affect the heat and salt fluxes. {T}hese fluxes can change by up to a factor of 2 between extreme {E}l {N}ino and {L}a {N}ina conditions.},
  keywords = {{O}cean circulation ; {S}outhwest {P}acific ; {E}l {N}ino {S}outhern {O}scillation ; {I}nterannual variability ; {W}ater mass modifications ; {SALOMON} ; {PACIFIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{O}cean {D}ynamics},
  volume = {63},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {1--19},
  ISSN = {1616-7341},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10236-012-0582-0},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010060684},
}