@inproceedings{fdi:42379, title = {{E}volution of the {W}estern {P}acific ocean during the 1986-1987 {E}l {N}ino}, author = {{T}oole, {J}. and {D}elcroix, {T}hierry and {E}ldin, {G}{\'e}rard and {F}iring, {E}. and {F}rancis, {M}. and {H}{\'e}nin, {C}hristian and {J}iang, {S}. and {M}angum, {L}. and {M}illard, {R}. and {P}icaut, {J}o{\¨e}l and {P}u, {S}. and {R}adenac, {M}arie-{H}{\'e}l{\`e}ne and {W}ang, {Z}. and {Z}ou, {E}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A} series of 12 meridional transect along longitude 165°{E} in the {W}estern {E}quatorial {P}acific ocean were made between mid-1986 and mi-1988 : a time interval spanning an {E}l {N}ino/{S}outhern {O}scillation ({ENSO}) event. {D}ata collected on these cruises provide a detailed (albeit temporally sparse) view of the oceanic changes which occur in the {W}estern {P}acific during an {ENSO} event. {T}he present work focuses on the evolution of the upper ocean thermohaline and zona velocity fields as revealed by high resolution hydrographic casts and direct near surface velocity measurements. ({D}'apr{\`e}s r{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)}, keywords = {{COUPLAGE} {OCEAN} {ATMOSPHERE} ; {EL} {NINO} ; {NIVEAU} {MARIN} ; {HAUTEUR} {DYNAMIQUE} ; {VARIATION} {INTERANNUELLE} ; {PACIFIQUE} {TROPICAL} {OUEST}}, numero = {}, pages = {79--90}, booktitle = {{P}roceedings of {US} - {PRC} international {TOGA} symposium}, year = {1990}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:42379}, }