@article{fdi:010063495,
  title = {{T}he {S}outhwest {P}acific {O}cean circulation and climate experiment ({SPICE})},
  author = {{G}anachaud, {A}lexandre and {C}ravatte, {S}ophie and {M}elet, {A}. and {S}chiller, {A}. and {H}olbrook, {N}.{J}. and {S}loyan, {B}.{M}. and {W}idlansky, {M}.{J}. and {B}owen, {M}. and {V}erron, {J}. and {W}iles, {P}. and {R}idgway, {K}. and {S}utton, {P}. and {S}printall, {J}. and {S}teinberg, {C}. and {B}rassington, {G}. and {C}ai, {W}. and {D}avis, {R}. and {G}asparin, {F}. and {G}ourdeau, {L}ionel and {H}asegawa, {T}. and {K}essler, {W}. and {M}aes, {C}hristophe and {T}akahashi, {K}. and {R}ichards, {K}.{J}. and {S}end, {U}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {S}outhwest {P}acific {O}cean {C}irculation and {C}limate {E}xperiment ({SPICE}) is an international research program under the auspices of {CLIVAR}. {T}he key objectives are to understand the {S}outhwest {P}acific {O}cean circulation and the {S}outh {P}acific {C}onvergence {Z}one ({SPCZ}) dynamics, as well as their influence on regional and basin-scale climate patterns. {S}outh {P}acific thermocline waters are transported in the westward flowing {S}outh {E}quatorial {C}urrent ({SEC}) toward {A}ustralia and {P}apua-{N}ew {G}uinea. {O}n its way, the {SEC} encounters the numerous islands and straits of the {S}outhwest {P}acific and forms boundary currents and jets that eventually redistribute water to the equator and high latitudes. {T}he transit in the {C}oral, {S}olomon, and {T}asman {S}eas is of great importance to the climate system because changes in either the temperature or the amount of water arriving at the equator have the capability to modulate the {E}l {N}ino-{S}outhern {O}scillation, while the southward transports influence the climate and biodiversity in the {T}asman {S}ea. {A}fter 7 years of substantial in situ oceanic observational and modeling efforts, our understanding of the region has much improved. {W}e have a refined description of the {SPCZ} behavior, boundary currents, pathways, and water mass transformation, including the previously undocumented {S}olomon {S}ea. {T}he transports are large and vary substantially in a counter-intuitive way, with asymmetries and gating effects that depend on time scales. {T}his paper provides a review of recent advancements and discusses our current knowledge gaps and important emerging research directions.},
  keywords = {{PACIFIQUE} ; {AUSTRALIE} ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {VANUATU} ; {PAPOUASIE} {NOUVELLE} {GUINEE} ; {NOUVELLE} {ZELANDE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {G}eophysical {R}esearch.{O}ceans},
  volume = {119},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {7660--7686},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1002/2013{JC}009678},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010063495},
}