@article{fdi:010062994,
  title = {{M}odeled mixed-layer salinity balance in the {G}ulf of {G}uinea : seasonal and interannual variability},
  author = {{D}a-{A}llada, {C}. {Y}. and {P}enhoat, {Y}ves du and {J}ouanno, {J}ulien and {A}lory, {G}. and {H}ounkonnou, {N}. {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A} regional numerical simulation and observations were used to investigate the various processes controlling mixed-layer salinity balance on seasonal and interannual time scales in the {G}ulf of {G}uinea. {P}rocesses were quantified using a mixed-layer salt budget. {M}odel results correctly reproduced the mean, phase, and amplitude of observed seasonal near-surface salinity. {T}he results indicated that on seasonal time scales, the mixed-layer salinity balance differed from one region to another. {T}he surface salinity seasonal cycle was characterized by strong salinization during {M}ay for coastal areas north and south of the equator. {M}odel results suggested that vertical mixing controls the mixed-layer salinity increase at the equator during {M}ay, while both vertical mixing and vertical advection contribute to the salinity increase in coastal regions. {W}e also determined that freshening from horizontal advection and freshwater flux tended to balance the salinization effects of vertical diffusion and vertical advection during the seasonal cycle. {O}n interannual time scales, based on the mixed-layer salinity balance and sensitivity experiments, we determined that for the northern and equatorial {G}ulf of {G}uinea, changes in near-surface salinity were largely due to changes in precipitation and winds. {F}or the southern {G}ulf of {G}uinea, only wind changes were determined to be important for explaining near-surface salinity changes.},
  keywords = {{S}ea surface salinity ; {G}ulf of guinea ; {M}odel ; {M}ixed-layer budget ; {S}easonal variability ; {I}nterannual variability ; {GOLFE} {DE} {GUINEE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{O}cean {D}ynamics},
  volume = {64},
  numero = {12},
  pages = {1783--1802},
  ISSN = {1616-7341},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10236-014-0775-9},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062994},
}