@article{fdi:010061500,
  title = {{M}ean circulation of the {C}oral {S}ea},
  author = {{K}essler, {W}. {S}. and {C}ravatte, {S}ophie},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he mean absolute geostrophic circulation of the {C}oral {S}ea is constructed from climatological hydrographic data referenced to a 1000 m velocity field derived from {A}rgo float drift. {T}wo branches of the {S}outh {E}quatorial {C}urrent ({SEC}) enter the {C}oral {S}ea between {N}ew {C}aledonia and the {S}olomon {I}slands: the broad, upper thermocline {N}orth {V}anuatu {J}et ({NVJ}), and the narrow {N}orth {C}aledonian {J}et ({NCJ}) extending to at least 1500 m. {M}ost of this incoming flow leaves to the {S}olomon {S}ea. {F}our distinct pathways through the {C}oral {S}ea are traced by their water properties: (1) {T}he {NCJ} crosses the {S}ea to the coast of {A}ustralia and turns north at densities sigma 25-27.4 as the main source of the {G}ulf of {P}apua ({GPC}) western boundary current, eventually feeding the {N}ew {G}uinea {C}oastal {U}ndercurrent; (2) part of the shallow {NVJ} turns into the {S}olomon {S}ea in midbasin, carrying high-salinity water above sigma 25.5; (3) another part of the {NVJ} continues to {A}ustralia, then turns north to join the {GPC}, extending it to the surface; (4) a shallow finger of {NVJ} water, traced by low oxygen above sigma 25, turns south along the coast, beginning the {E}ast {A}ustralian {C}urrent ({EAC}) at 15 degrees {S}. {T}otal transport from the {C}oral to the {T}asman {S}ea is small and shallow; instead, most of the {EAC} is fed from south of {N}ew {C}aledonia, consistent with the {I}sland {R}ule. {H}owever, large transport fractions occur in narrow jets close to coastlines and reefs and are not well sampled, precluding a quantitative estimate of meridional redistribution of the incoming {SEC}.},
  keywords = {{C}oral {S}ea ; {A}rgo floats ; western boundary currents ; {S}outh {E}quatorial {C}urrent ; {S}olomon {S}ea ; {I}sland {R}ule ; {MER} {DE} {CORAIL} ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {ILES} {SALOMONS} ; {PAPOUASIE} {NOUVELLE} {GUINEE} ; {AUSTRALIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {G}eophysical {R}esearch. {O}ceans},
  volume = {118},
  numero = {12},
  pages = {6385--6410},
  ISSN = {2169-9275},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1002/2013jc009117},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061500},
}