@article{fdi:010062390,
  title = {{T}he {I}ndonesian seas and their role in the coupled ocean-climate system},
  author = {{S}printall, {J}. and {G}ordon, {A}. {L}. and {K}och {L}arrouy, {A}riane and {L}ee, {T}. and {P}otemra, {J}. {T}. and {P}ujiana, {K}. and {W}ijffels, {S}. {E}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {I}ndonesian seas represent the only pathway that connects different ocean basins in the tropics, and therefore play a pivotal role in the coupled ocean and climate system. {H}ere, water flows from the {P}acific to the {I}ndian {O}cean through a series of narrow straits. {T}he throughflow is characterized by strong velocities at water depths of about 100 m, with more minor contributions from surface flow than previously thought. {A} synthesis of observational data and model simulations indicates that the temperature, salinity and velocity depth profiles of the {I}ndonesian throughflow are determined by intense vertical mixing within the {I}ndonesian seas. {T}his mixing results in the net upwelling of thermocline water in the {I}ndonesian seas, which in turn lowers sea surface temperatures in this region by about 0.5 degrees {C}, with implications for precipitation and air-sea heat flux. {M}oreover, the depth and velocity of the core of the {I}ndonesian throughflow has varied with the {E}l {N}ino/{S}outhern {O}scillation and {I}ndian {O}cean {D}ipole on interannual to decadal timescales. {S}pecifically, the throughflow slows and shoals during {E}l {N}ino events. {C}hanges in the {I}ndonesian throughflow alter surface and subsurface heat content and sea level in the {I}ndian {O}cean between 10 and 15 degrees {S}. {W}e conclude that inter-ocean exchange through the {I}ndonesian seas serves as a feedback modulating the regional precipitation and wind patterns.},
  keywords = {{INDONESIE} ; {PACIFIQUE} ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{N}ature {G}eoscience},
  volume = {7},
  numero = {7},
  pages = {487--492},
  ISSN = {1752-0894},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1038/ngeo2188},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062390},
}