@article{fdi:010061726,
  title = {{A}natomy and evolution of a cyclonic mesoscale eddy observed in the northeastern {P}acific tropical-subtropical transition zone},
  author = {{K}urczyn, {J}. {A}. and {B}eier, {E}. and {L}avin, {M}. {F}. and {C}haigneau, {A}lexis and {G}odinez, {V}. {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n {N}ovember 2005 off {C}abo {C}orrientes, a cyclonic eddy was sampled from (i) remotely sensed data of sea level anomaly, near-surface wind, chlorophyll-a concentration and sea surface temperature and (ii) direct observations from a lowered {A}coustic {D}oppler profiler, and a conductivity, temperature, and depth sensor. {T}he sea level anomaly data set and an automated eddy detection method showed that this vortex formed near the {M}exican coast and traveled westward/northwestward, approximate to 1000 km into the open ocean for approximate to 8 months. {S}urface winds and currents indicated that the cyclone was generated during a coastal upwelling event that occurred simultaneously with an equatorward flow located close to the coast. {D}uring its growing phase, the eddy extended from the surface to 750 m depth and mixed the water column in the first approximate to 100 m, showing an eastward shift of the eddy axis toward the sea surface of 1.5 degrees of longitude, that generated a southward meridional heat transport in the upper layers. {I}ntegrated in the vertical, this heat transport accounted for a total of -105 x 10(12) {W}, within the region of the eddy. {T}he estimation of the available heat and salt anomaly contents revealed that the eddy transported relatively cold, salty, and anoxic waters associated with the {S}ubtropical {S}ubsurface water mass. {W}hile traveling offshore, the cyclonic eddy also exhibited relatively higher chlorophyll a concentrations at the sea surface than its surroundings. {C}omparison of some surface properties estimated from satellite and in situ data showed that satellite data tend to underestimate its amplitude and orbital geostrophic velocity.},
  keywords = {mesoscale eddies ; northeastern {P}acific tropical-subtropical transition zone ; in situ observations ; satellite altimetry ; {PACIFIQUE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE} ; {MEXIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {G}eophysical {R}esearch. {O}ceans},
  volume = {118},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {5931--5950},
  ISSN = {2169-9275},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1002/2013jc20437},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061726},
}