@article{fdi:010069214,
  title = {{C}ontrol of salinity on the mixed layer depth in the world ocean : 1. {G}eneral description},
  author = {{M}ont{\'e}gut, {C}. {D}. and {M}ignot, {J}uliette and {L}azar, {A}lban and {C}ravatte, {S}ophie},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{U}sing instantaneous temperature and salinity profiles, including recent {A}rgo data, a global ocean climatology of monthly mean properties of the "barrier layer" ({BL}) phenomenon is constructed. {T}his climatology is based on the individual analysis of instantaneous profiles in contrast with previous large-scale climatologies derived from gridded fields. {T}his ensures a more accurate description of the {BL} phenomenon. {W}e distinguish three types of regions: {BL}s are quasi-permanent in the equatorial and western tropical {A}tlantic and {P}acific, the {B}ay of {B}engal, the eastern equatorial {I}ndian {O}cean, the {L}abrador {S}ea, and parts of the {A}rctic and {S}outhern {O}cean. {I}n the northern subpolar basins, the southern {I}ndian {O}cean, and the {A}rabian {S}ea, {BL}s are rather seasonal. {F}inally, {BL}s are typically never detected between 25 degrees and 45 degrees latitude in each basin. {A}way from the deep tropics, the analysis reveals strong similarities between the two hemispheres and the three oceans regarding {BL} seasonality and formation mechanisms. {T}emperature inversions below the mixed layer are often associated with {BL}s. {T}heir typical amplitude, depth, and seasonality are described here for the first time at global scale. {W}e suggest that this global product could be used as a reference for future studies and to validate the representation of upper oceanic layers by general circulation models.},
  keywords = {{ATLANTIQUE} ; {PACIFIQUE} ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN} ; {GOLFE} {DU} {BENGALE} ; {OCEAN} {ANTARCTIQUE} ; {ARCTIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {G}eophysical {R}esearch {O}ceans},
  volume = {112},
  numero = {{C}6},
  pages = {art. no. {C}06011 [ {NIL}_30--{NIL}_41]},
  ISSN = {0148-0227},
  year = {2007},
  DOI = {10.1029/2006{JC}003953},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010069214},
}