@article{fdi:010054735,
  title = {{A} model study of the seasonal mixed layer heat budget in the equatorial {A}tlantic},
  author = {{P}eter, {A}.{C}. and {L}e {H}enaff, {M}. and {P}enhoat, {Y}ves du and {M}enk{\`e}s, {C}hristophe and {M}arin, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {V}ialard, {J}{\'e}r{\^o}me and {C}aniaux, {G}. and {L}azar, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n the present study, the physical processes that control the seasonal cycle of sea surface temperature in the tropical {A}tlantic {O}cean are investigated. {A} high-resolution ocean general circulation model is used to diagnose the various contributions to the mixed layer heat budget. {T}he simulation reproduces the main features of the circulation and thermal structure of the tropical {A}tlantic. {A} close examination of the mixed layer heat budget is then undertaken. {A}t a first order, the mixed layer temperature balance in the equatorial band results from cooling by vertical processes and heating by atmospheric heat fluxes and eddies ( mainly tropical instability waves). {C}ooling by subsurface processes is the strongest in {J}une - {A}ugust, when easterlies are strong, with a second maximum in {D}ecember. {H}eating by the atmosphere is maximum in {F}ebruary - {M}arch and {S}eptember {O}ctober, whereas eddies are most active in boreal summer. {U}nlike previous observational studies, horizontal advection by low-frequency currents plays here only a minor role in the heat budget. {O}ff equator, the sea surface temperature variability is mainly governed by atmospheric forcing all year long, except in the northeastern part of the basin where strong eddies generated at the location of the thermal front significantly contribute to the heat budget in boreal summer. {F}inally, comparisons with previously published heat budgets calculated from observations show good qualitative agreement, except that subsurface processes dominate the cooling over zonal advection in the present study.},
  keywords = {{ATLANTIQUE} {EQUATORIAL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {G}eophysical {R}esearch.{O}ceans},
  volume = {111},
  numero = {{C}6},
  pages = {art. no. {C}06014 -- {NIL}_68--{NIL}_83},
  ISSN = {0148-0227},
  year = {2006},
  DOI = {10.1029/2005{JC}003157},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010054735},
}