@article{fdi:42206, title = {{L}ow-frequency variability of the {T}ropical {A}tlantic surface topography : altimetry and model comparison}, author = {{A}rnault, {S}abine and {M}orli{\`e}re, {A}lain and {M}erle, {J}acques}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A}ltimetric data, climatological hydrological data, and numerical model results are compared over the {T}ropical {A}tlantic ocean between november 1986 and november 1988. {A}ll reproduce the seasonal cycle of the dynamic topography rather well, and the agreement is particularly good between altimetry and the primitive equation model. {T}he study of the 1986-1988 period reveals interannual events evidenced by both the altimetry and the models, especially during spring 1988 in the {G}ulf of {G}uinea. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)}, keywords = {{ACQUISITION} {DE} {DONNEES} ; {ALTIMETRIE} ; {CLIMATOLOGIE} ; {HYDROLOGIE} {MARINE} ; {MODELE} {MATHEMATIQUE} ; {TOPOGRAPHIE} {DYNAMIQUE} ; {VARIATION} {INTERANNUELLE} ; {ATLANTIQUE} {TROPICAL}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {G}eophysical {R}esearch}, volume = {97}, numero = {{C}9}, pages = {259--288}, ISSN = {0148-0227}, year = {1992}, DOI = {10.1029/92{JC}00818}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:42206}, }