@article{fdi:010019668,
  title = {{T}he barrier layer in the {W}estern tropical {A}tlantic {O}cean},
  author = {{P}ailler, {K}. and {B}ourl{\`e}s, {B}ernard and {G}ouriou, {Y}ves},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n the tropical oceans, where the temperature is roughly homogenous in the upper layer, vertical variations of salinity may be responsible for significant density stratifications. {I}n this study on the {W}estern {T}ropical {A}tlantic {O}cean, it is shown that fresh surface waters of the {A}mazon {R}iver discharge may induce a strong halocline in the 3-30 m depth range. {T}his halcocline induces a pycnocline that acts as a barrier for mixing between the surface and the subsurface waters. {T}he fresh surface waters are generally associated with positive anomalies of the sea surface temperature. {T}hese positive anomalies cover a large part of the basin in boreal summer-fall, following the maximum {A}mazon {R}iver discharge, which may have a significant importance for the ocean-atmosphere exchanges. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{OCEANOGRAPHIE} {PHYSIQUE} ; {EAU} ; {STRATIFICATION} ; {DENSITE} ; {CONDUCTIVITE} ; {TEMPERATURE} {DE} {SURFACE} ; {SALINITE} ; {SILICATE} ; {PROFONDEUR} ; {PROFIL} {VERTICAL} ; {MESURE} {IN} {SITU} ; {INTERACTION} {OCEAN} {ATMOSPHERE} ; {CLIMAT} ; {VARIABILITE} ; {ATLANTIQUE} {TROPICAL} {OUEST}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}eophysical {R}esearch {L}etters},
  volume = {26},
  numero = {14},
  pages = {2069--2072},
  ISSN = {0094-8276},
  year = {1999},
  DOI = {10.1029/1999{GL}900492},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010019668},
}