@article{fdi:010062050,
  title = {{E}xploring the mesoscale activity in the {S}olomon {S}ea : a complementary approach with a numerical model and altimetric data},
  author = {{G}ourdeau, {L}ionel and {V}erron, {J}. and {M}elet, {A}. and {K}essler, {W}. and {M}arin, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {D}jath, {B}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {S}olomon {S}ea is an area of high level of eddy kinetic energy ({EKE}), and represents a transit area for the low-latitude western boundary currents ({LLWBC}s) connecting the subtropics to the equatorial {P}acific and playing a major role in {ENSO} dynamics. {T}his study aims at documenting the surface mesoscale activity in the {S}olomon {S}ea for the first time. {O}ur analysis is based on the joint analysis of altimetric data and outputs from a 1/12 degrees model simulation. {T}he highest surface {EKE} is observed in the northern part of the basin and extends southward to the central basin. {A}n eddy tracking algorithm is used to document the characteristics and trajectories of coherent mesoscale vortices. {C}yclonic eddies, generated in the south basin, are advected to the north by the {LLWBC}s before merging with stationary mesoscale structures present in the mean circulation. {A}nticyclonic eddies are less numerous. {T}hey are generated in the southeastern basin, propagate westward, reach the {LLWBC}s, and dissipate. {T}he seasonal and interannual modulations of the mesoscale activity are well marked. {A}t seasonal time scale, maximum (minimum) activity is in {M}ay-{J}une ({S}eptember). {A}t interannual time scale, the mesoscale activity is particularly enhanced during {L}a {N}ina conditions. {I}f instabilities of the regional circulations seem to explain the generation of mesoscale features, the modulation of the mesoscale activity seems to be rather related with the intrusion at {S}olomon {S}trait of the surface {S}outh {E}quatorial {C}urrent, rather than to the {LLWBC}s, by modulating the horizontal and vertical shears suitable for instabilities.},
  keywords = {mesoscale ; western boundary current ; high-resolution modeling ; tropical {P}acific ; {SALOMON} ; {PACIFIQUE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {G}eophysical {R}esearch.{O}ceans},
  volume = {119},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {2290--2311},
  ISSN = {2169-9275},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1002/2013jc009614},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062050},
}