@article{fdi:010006333, title = {{T}he seasonal linear response of the {T}ropical {A}tlantic ocean}, author = {{P}enhoat, {Y}ves du and {T}reguier, {A}.{M}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he linear response of the {T}ropical {A}tlantic ocean to climatological winds iscalculated in a continuously stratified model and compared with observations. {A}ll the characteristic features of the dynamic topography are reproduced at the proper locations including the series of zonally oriented ridges and thoughs, the {E}quatorial "pivot" zone and the seasonal variations of slope along the equator. {L}inear theory fails to explains seasonal variations of the {S}outh {E}quatorial current and of the {E}quatorial {U}ndercurrent, but it compares favorably for the major zonal currents off the equator ({T}he {N}orth {E}quatorial {C}ountercurrent, the {G}uinea current and undercurrent). ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)}, keywords = {{CIRCULATION} {OCEANIQUE} ; {COURANT} ; {TOPOGRAPHIE} {DYNAMIQUE} ; {MODELE} ; {ATLANTIQUE} {TROPICAL}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {P}hysical {O}ceanography}, volume = {15}, numero = {3}, pages = {316--328}, ISSN = {0022-3670}, year = {1985}, DOI = {10.1175/1520-0485(1985)015<0316:{TSLROT}>2.0.{CO};2}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010006333}, }