@article{fdi:010079450,
  title = {{O}cean currents and gradients of surface layer properties in the vicinity of the {M}adagascar {R}idge (including seamounts) in the {S}outh {W}est {I}ndian {O}cean},
  author = {{V}ianello, {P}. and {T}ernon, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {D}emarcq, {H}erv{\'e} and {H}erbette, {S}teven and {R}oberts, {M}. {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his work is part of the {MADR}idge {P}roject special issue which aims to describe pelagic ecosystems in the vicinity of three prominent shallow seamounts in the {S}outh {W}est {I}ndian {O}cean: one here named {MAD}-{R}idge (240 m below the surface) plus {W}alters {S}hoal (18 m) on the {M}adagascar {R}idge, and {L}a {P}erouse (60 m) on the abyssal plain east of {M}adagascar. {T}he three span latitudes 20 degrees {S} and 33 degrees {S}, some 1500 km. {T}he study provides the background oceanography for the once-off, multidisciplinary snapshot cruise studies around the seamounts. {A}s life on seamounts is determined by factors such as summit depth, proximity to the light layers of the ocean, and the ambient circulation, a first description of regional spatial-field climatologies (16-22 years) and monthly along-ridge gradients of surface wind (driving force), water column properties of sea surface temperature, mixed layer depth, chlorophyll-a and eddy kinetic energy, plus ocean currents is provided. {B}eing relevant to many applications in the study domain, these properties in particular reveal contrasting environments along the {M}adagascar {R}idge and between the three seamounts that should drive biological differences. {R}elative to the other two seamounts, {MAD}-{R}idge is in the more extreme situation, being at the end of the {E}ast {M}adagascar {C}urrent, where it experiences sturdy, albeit variable, currents and the frequent passing of mesoscale eddies.},
  keywords = {{S}outh {W}est {I}ndian {O}cean ; {M}adagascar {R}idge ; {S}eamounts ; {W}alters shoal ; {S}ea surface temperature ; {E}ddy kinetic energy ; {M}ixed layer depth ; {C}hlorophyll-a ; {G}eostrophic currents ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN} ; {MADAGASCAR} {PLATEAU} ; {WALTERS} {BANC} ; {LA} {PEROUSE} {MONT}},
  booktitle = {{B}io-physical coupling around three shallow seamounts in the {S}outh {W}estern {I}ndian {O}cean, with regional comparisons based on modelling, remote sensing and observational studies},
  journal = {{D}eep-{S}ea {R}esearch {P}art {II} : {T}opical {S}tudies in {O}ceanography},
  volume = {176},
  numero = {{N}o sp{\'e}cial},
  pages = {art. 104816 [13 ]},
  ISSN = {0967-0645},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.dsr2.2020.104816},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079450},
}