@article{fdi:010019664,
  title = {{D}eep jets in the equatorial {A}tlantic {O}cean},
  author = {{G}ouriou, {Y}ves and {B}ourl{\`e}s, {B}ernard and {M}ercier, {H}. and {C}huchla, {R}{\'e}my},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{D}eep velocity profiles taken in the equatorial {A}tlantic {O}cean show equatorially trapped deep jets with similar features to those of the {I}ndian and {P}acific {O}ceans : a zonal velocity of the order of 10 to 20 cm/s and a meridional scale of 1°. {I}n the {P}acific and {I}ndian {O}ceans, the zonal extent of the jets is at least 15° of longitude. {O}wing to the lack of synoptic measurements, we have no information on the zonal scale in the {A}tlantic {O}cean, but we present here zonal velocity profiles, made at a 16-month interval, that have identical baroclinic structure in the western (35°{W}) and central basin (13°{W}). {T}he {A}tlantic jets have a vertical scale larger (400-600 m) than those observed in the {P}acific {O}cean (250-400 m). {O}ur measurements confirm the opposite directions of the jets for different seasons in the {A}tlantic {O}cean. {F}urthermore, for a given season, the vertical profiles of zonal velocity at 35°{W}-0° are astonishingly similar at a 5-year interval. {A}s in the {P}acific and {I}ndian {O}ceans, the jets are embedded in a large-vertical-scale current that changes direction with time. {T}he few profiles available in the equatorial {A}tlantic {O}cean suggest a seasonal reversal of the jets, but neither this nor the temporal variability of the large-scale current has been adequately resolved. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{COURANT} {PROFOND} ; {VITESSE} ; {MESURE} ; {PROFIL} {VERTICAL} ; {VARIATION} {SAISONNIERE} ; {INVERSION} ; {ATLANTIQUE} {EQUATORIAL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {G}eophysical {R}esearch},
  volume = {104},
  numero = {{C}9},
  pages = {21,217--21,226},
  ISSN = {0148-0227},
  year = {1999},
  DOI = {10.1029/1999{JC}900057},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010019664},
}