@article{fdi:010071394,
  title = {{E}quatorial {A}tlantic interannual variability and its relation to dynamic and thermodynamic processes},
  author = {{J}ouanno, {J}ulien and {H}ernandez, {O}. and {S}anchez-{G}omez, {E}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he contributions of the dynamic and thermodynamic forcing to the interannual variability of the equatorial {A}tlantic sea surface temperature ({SST}) are investigated using a set of interannual regional simulations of the tropical {A}tlantic {O}cean. {T}he ocean model is forced with an interactive atmospheric boundary layer, avoiding damping toward prescribed air temperature as is usually the case in forced ocean models. {T}he model successfully reproduces a large fraction ({R}-2 = 0.55) of the observed interannual variability in the equatorial {A}tlantic. {I}n agreement with leading theories, our results confirm that the interannual variations of the dynamical forcing largely contributes to this variability. {W}e show that mean and seasonal upper ocean temperature biases, commonly found in fully coupled models, strongly favor an unrealistic thermodynamic control of the equatorial {A}tlantic interannual variability.},
  keywords = {{ATLANTIQUE} ; {ZONE} {EQUATORIALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}arth {S}ystem {D}ynamics},
  volume = {8},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {1061--1069},
  ISSN = {2190-4979},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.5194/esd-8-1061-2017},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010071394},
}