@inproceedings{fdi:30223, title = {{U}ncertainties in tropical {P}acific ocean simulations : the seasonal and interannual sea level response to three analyses of the surface wind field}, author = {{B}usalacchi, {A}.{J}. and {M}c{P}haden, {M}.{J}. and {P}icaut, {J}o{\¨e}l and {S}pringer, {S}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he purpose of this study is to characterize differences in the time/space structure present among conventionnal descriptions of the tropical {P}acific surface wind field, and in turn, to quantify the impact of these differences on our ability to model the dominant wind-forced variability of the tropical {P}acific ocean on seasonal and interannual time scales. {A} linear, multiple vertical mode ocean model is used as a transfer function to determine the influence of three distinct surface wind stress products for the period 1979-1983. {T}his five-year period was chosen for study because it encompasses three years of a fairly regular seasonal cycle leading up to the 1982-83 {E}l {N}ino for which there are several coincident oceanic and surface wind data sets. {T}he three years of a fairly regular seasonal cycle leading up to the 1982-83 {E}l {N}ino for which there are several coincident oceanic and surface wind data sets.}, keywords = {{NIVEAU} {MARIN} ; {VARIATION} {SAISONNIERE} ; {VARIATION} {INTERANNUELLE} ; {VENT} ; {MODELISATION} ; {PACIFIQUE} {TROPICAL} {OUEST}}, numero = {}, pages = {367--377}, booktitle = {{W}estern {P}acific international meeting and workshop on {T}oga {C}oare : proceedings}, year = {1989}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:30223}, }