@article{fdi:010070925, title = {{R}obustness of observation-based decadal sea level variability in the {I}ndo-{P}acific {O}cean}, author = {{N}idheesh, {A}. {G}. and {L}engaigne, {M}atthieu and {V}ialard, {J}{\'e}r{\^o}me and {I}zumo, {T}akeshi and {U}nnikrishnan, {A}. {S}. and {M}eyssignac, {B}. and {H}amlington, {B}. and {M}ontegut, {C}. {D}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}e examine the consistency of {I}ndo-{P}acific decadal sea level variability in 10 gridded, observation-based sea level products for the 1960-2010 period. {D}ecadal sea level variations are robust in the {P}acific, with more than 50% of variance explained by decadal modulation of two flavors of {E}l {N}ino-{S}outhern {O}scillation (classical {ENSO} and {M}odoki). {A}mplitude of decadal sea level variability is weaker in the {I}ndian {O}cean than in the {P}acific. {A}ll data sets indicate a transmission of decadal sea level signals from the western {P}acific to the northwest {A}ustralian coast through the {I}ndonesian throughflow. {T}he southern tropical {I}ndian {O}cean sea level variability is associated with decadal modulations of {ENSO} in reconstructions but not in reanalyses or in situ data set. {T}he {P}acific-independent {I}ndian {O}cean decadal sea level variability is not robust but tends to be maximum in the southwestern tropical {I}ndian {O}cean. {T}he inconsistency of {I}ndian {O}cean decadal variability across the sea level products calls for caution in making definitive conclusions on decadal sea level variability in this basin.}, keywords = {{PACIFIQUE} ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{G}eophysical {R}esearch {L}etters}, volume = {44}, numero = {14}, pages = {7391--7400}, ISSN = {0094-8276}, year = {2017}, DOI = {10.1002/2017gl073955}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070925}, }