@article{fdi:010063301,
  title = {{T}he salinity signature of equatorial {P}acific tongue as revealed by the satellite {SMOS} mission},
  author = {{M}aes, {C}hristophe and {R}eul, {N}. and {B}ehringer, {D}. and {O}'{K}ane, {T}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he space-borne measurements of the {SMOS} mission reveal for the first time the complete features of the sea surface salinity ({SSS}) signature at the full scale of the {P}acific basin. {T}he {SSS} field in the equatorial cold tongue is typically found to be larger than 35.1 within a narrow 2° band of latitude that is positioned slightly south of the equator and that stretches across the eastern {P}acific basin up to the {G}alapagos {I}slands. {O}n the northern edge of the eastern equatorial {P}acific this signature results in a very strong horizontal gradient (larger than 2 units over 100 km) with the fresh waters of the {P}anama warm pool. {B}y considering a water density criterion, it can be shown that the cold tongue is characterized by a strong seasonal cycle with a 3°{C} amplitude in {SST} where the warm season of {F}ebruary-{M}arch contrasts with the cold period extending from {S}eptember to {N}ovember. {I}f the present ocean reanalyzes are able to capture these features, then the assimilation of the {SMOS} data becomes a worthwhile objective in order to depict more accurately the salinity signature of the cold tongue of the tropical {P}acific.},
  keywords = {{INTERACTION} {OCEAN} {ATMOSPHERE} ; {TEMPERATURE} {DE} {SURFACE} ; {SALINITE} ; {TELEDETECTION} {SPATIALE} ; {COURANT} {DE} {DENSITE} ; {VARIATION} {SAISONNIERE} ; {VARIATION} {INTERANNUELLE} ; {PACIFIQUE} ; {ZONE} {EQUATORIALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}eoscience {L}etters},
  volume = {1},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. no 17 [7  en ligne]},
  ISSN = {2196-4092},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1186/s40562-014-0017-5},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010063301},
}