@article{fdi:010066611,
  title = {{O}rigin and fate of surface drift in the oceanic convergence zones of the eastern {P}acific},
  author = {{M}aes, {C}hristophe and {B}lanke, {B}. and {M}artinez, {E}lodie},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his study investigates the structure and intensity of the surface pathways connecting to and from the central areas of the large-scale convergence regions of the eastern {P}acific {O}cean. {S}urface waters are traced with numerical {L}agrangian particles transported in the velocity field of three different ocean models with horizontal resolutions that range from 1/4° to 1/32°. {T}he connections resulting from the large-scale convergent {E}kman dynamics agree qualitatively but are strongly modulated by eddy variability that introduces meridional asymmetry in the amplitude of transport. {L}agrangian forward-in-time integrations are used to analyze the fate of particles originating from the central regions of the convergence zones and highlight specific outflows not yet reported for the southeastern {P}acific when using the currents at the highest resolutions (1/12° and 1/32°). {T}he meridional scales of these outflows are comparable to the characteristic width of the fine-scale striation of mean currents.},
  keywords = {{PACIFIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}eophysical {R}esearch {L}etters},
  volume = {43},
  numero = {},
  pages = {8  [en ligne]},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1002/2016{GL}068217},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066611},
}