@article{fdi:010069444,
  title = {{A} study of the {B}razilian {F}ernando de {N}oronha island and {R}ocas atoll wakes in the tropical {A}tlantic},
  author = {{T}chamabi, {C}. {C}. and {A}raujo, {M}. and {S}ilva, {M}. and {B}ourl{\`e}s, {B}ernard},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{O}bservational data and numerical modeling were used to investigate oceanic current wakes surrounding {F}ernando de {N}oronha {I}sland (3 degrees 51'{S}-32 degrees 25'{W}) and {R}ocas {A}toll (3 degrees 52'{S}-33 degrees 49'{W}). {T}hese two {B}razilian systems are located in the western tropical {A}tlantic region and are under the influence of the westward flow of the central {S}outh {E}quatorial {C}urrent (c{SEC}). {I}n order to highlight the effects of wakes on ocean dynamics, two different numerical simulations were performed, using the {R}egional {O}ceanic {M}odeling {S}ystem ({ROMS}): the first one including {F}ernando de {N}oronha {I}sland and {R}ocas {A}toll ({S}cenario {I}) and the second one with artificial removal of the island and atoll ({S}cenario {NI}). {S}imulations are validated through the {S}cenario {I} that well reproduces the wakes that give rise to the development of eddies downstream of {FN} and {AR}. {T}hese mesoscale structures have a strong influence on the thermodynamic properties surrounding the {I}sland and the {A}toll. {S}cenario {NI} allows evidence of the presence of an {I}sland and {A}toll shoaling mixed layer throughout the year, primarily on the western side of the {I}sland and the {A}toll. {M}ixing at the base of the mixed layer, inducing a subsurface cooling, is also enhanced in the downstream portion of the {I}sland and {A}toll, particularly when the c{SEC} is strengthened. {T}hese simulations support the "island mass effect" on the high productivity of subsurface waters generally observed on the western side of these islands.},
  keywords = {{T}ropical {A}tlantic ; {M}athematical modelling ; {S}outh equatorial current ; {F}ernando de {N}oronha {I}sland ; {R}ocas {A}toll ; {ATLANTIQUE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE} ; {FERNANDO} {DE} {NORONHA} {ILE} ; {ROCAS} {ATOLL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{O}cean {M}odelling},
  volume = {111},
  numero = {},
  pages = {9--18},
  ISSN = {1463-5003},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ocemod.2016.12.009},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010069444},
}