@article{fdi:010080226, title = {{Q}uasi-decadal and inter-decadal climate fluctuations in the {P}acific {O}cean from a {CGCM} - art. no. {L}07710}, author = {{T}ourre, {Y}.{M}. and {C}ibot, {C}. and {T}erray, {L}. and {W}hite, {W}.{B}. and {D}ewitte, {B}oris}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{D}iagnostic analyses in the {P}acific, have revealed distinct quasi-decadal ({QD}) and inter-decadal ( {ID}) climate fluctuations with coherent varying patterns of sea surface temperature ({SST}) and sea level pressure ({SLP}) anomalies. {F}rom a 200-year {CGCM} simulation, distinct low-frequency fluctuations are also obtained: {QD} (i.e., 8 - 12 years period band) and {ID} (i.e., 18 - 25 years period band). {T}raced modeled {QD} evolution reveals equatorial {SST} anomalies resembling {ENSO}, while tropical recharge/discharge mechanisms seem to be operating. {T}he traced modeled {ID} evolution reveals high latitudes spatially coherent patterns, with maximum {SST} anomalies in the vicinity of the subarctic frontal zone ({SAFZ}) and subtropical gyres through advection. {C}ontrary to {QD} {SST} anomalies, the modeled {ID} {SST} anomalies peak away from the equator as observed. {QD} fluctuations may then be viewed as low-frequency {ENSO} phenomena, while {ID} fluctuations may set-up thermal background modulating frequency and intensity of {ENSO}.}, keywords = {{ATLANTIQUE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{G}eophysical {R}esearch {L}etters}, volume = {32}, numero = {7}, pages = {{NIL}_42--{NIL}_45}, ISSN = {0094-8276}, year = {2005}, DOI = {10.1029/2004{GL}022087}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080226}, }