@article{fdi:010053185, title = {{E}quatorial upper-ocean dynamics and their interaction with the {W}est {A}frican monsoon}, author = {{B}randt, {P}. and {C}aniaux, {G}. and {B}ourl{\`e}s, {B}ernard and {L}azar, {A}lban and {D}engler, {M}. and {F}unk, {A}. and {H}ormann, {V}. and {G}iordani, {H}. and {M}arin, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{Z}onal wind anomalies in the western equatorial {A}tlantic during late boreal winter to early summer precondition boreal summer cold/warm events in the eastern equatorial {A}tlantic ({EEA}) that manifest in a strong interannual {A}tlantic cold tongue ({ACT}) variability. {L}ocal intraseasonal wind fluctuations, linked to the {S}t. {H}elena anticyclone, contribute to the variability of cold tongue onset and strength, particularly during years with preconditioned shallow thermoclines. {T}he impact of cold tongue sea surface temperature ({SST}) anomalies on the wind field in the {G}ulf of {G}uinea is assessed. {I}t contributes to the northward migration of humidity and convection and possibly the {W}est {A}frican monsoon ({WAM}) jump.}, keywords = {equatorial {A}tlantic ; cold tongue ; {W}est {A}frican monsoon}, booktitle = {{M}onsoon {M}ultidisciplinary {A}nalysis ({AMMA}) : an integrated project for understanding of the {W}est {A}frican climate system and its human dimension}, journal = {{A}tmospheric {S}cience {L}etters}, volume = {12}, numero = {1}, pages = {24--30}, ISSN = {1530-261{X}}, year = {2011}, DOI = {10.1002/asl.287}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053185}, }