@article{fdi:010068729,
  title = {{I}mpacts of mesoscale activity on the water masses and circulation in the {C}oral {S}ea},
  author = {{R}ousselet, {L}. and {D}oglioli, {A}. {M}. and {M}aes, {C}hristophe and {B}lanke, {B}. and {P}etrenko, {A}. {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he climatological vision of the circulation within the {C}oral {S}ea is today well established with the westward circulation of two main jets, the {N}orth {C}aledonian {J}et ({NCJ}) and the {N}orth {V}anuatu {J}et ({NVJ}) as a consequence of the separation of the {S}outh {E}quatorial {C}urrent ({SEC}) on the islands of {N}ew {C}aledonia, {V}anuatu, and {F}iji. {E}ach jet has its own dynamic and transports different water masses across the {C}oral {S}ea. {T}he influence of mesoscale activity on mean flow and on water mass exchanges is not yet fully explored in this region of intense activity. {O}ur study relies on the analysis of in situ, satellite, and numerical data. {I}ndeed, we first use in situ data from the {B}ifurcation cruise and from an {A}rgo float, jointly with satellite-derived velocities, to study the eddy influence on the {C}oral {S}ea dynamics. {W}e identify an anticyclonic eddy as participating in the transport of {NVJ}-like water masses into the theoretical pathway of {NCJ} waters. {T}his transfer from the {NVJ} to the {NCJ} is confirmed over the long term by a {L}agrangian analysis. {I}n particular, this numerical analysis shows that anticyclonic eddies can contribute up to 70-90% of the overall eddy transfer between those seemingly independent jets. {F}inally, transports calculated using {S}-{ADCP} measurements (0-500 m) show an eddy-induced sensitivity that can reach up to 15 {S}v, i.e., the order of the transport of the jets.},
  keywords = {{E}ddy circulation ; water masses mixing ; jets connection ; {PACIFIQUE} ; {MER} {DE} {CORAIL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {G}eophysical {R}esearch : {O}ceans},
  volume = {121},
  numero = {10},
  pages = {7277--7289},
  ISSN = {2169-9275},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1002/2016jc011861},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068729},
}