@article{fdi:010063515,
  title = {{S}easonal variability of the equatorial undercurrent termination and associated salinity maximum in the {G}ulf of {G}uinea},
  author = {{K}olodziejczyk, {N}. and {M}arin, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {B}ourl{\`e}s, {B}ernard and {G}ouriou, {Y}ves and {B}erger, {H}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he termination of the {E}quatorial {U}ndercurrent ({EUC}) in the eastern equatorial{A}tlantic during boreal summer and fall, and the fate of the associated salinewater masses, are analyzed from in situ hydrological and currents data collected during 19 hydrographic cruises between 2000 and 2007, complemented by observations from {A}rgo profiling floats and {PIRATA} moorings, and from a numerical simulation of the {T}ropical {A}tlantic {O}cean for the period 1993-2007. {A}n intense variability of the circulation and hydrological properties is evidenced from observations in the upper thermocline (24.5-26.2 isopycnal layer) between {J}une and {N}ovember. {D}uring early boreal summer, saline water masses are transported eastward in the upper thermocline to the {A}frican coast within the {EUC}, and recirculate westward on both sides of the {EUC}. {I}n mid-boreal summer, the {EUC} weakens in the upper thermocline and the equatorial salinity maximum disappears due to intense mixing with the surface waters during the upwelling season. {T}he extra-equatorial salinity maxima are also partially eroded during the boreal summer, with a slight poleward migration of the southern hemisphere maximum until late boreal summer. {T}he upper {EUC} reappears in {S}eptember, feeding again the eastern equatorial {A}tlantic with saline waters until boreal spring. {D}uring {D}ecember-{J}anuary, numerical results suggest a second seasonal weakening of the {EUC} in the {G}ulf of {G}uinea, with a partial erosion of the associated equatorial salinity maximum.},
  keywords = {{ATLANTIQUE} {EST} ; {GOLFE} {DE} {GUINEE} ; {ZONE} {EQUATORIALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}limate {D}ynamics},
  volume = {43},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {3025--3046},
  ISSN = {0930-7575},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1007/s00382-014-2107-7},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010063515},
}