@article{fdi:010081063,
  title = {{O}n the influence of the current feedback to the atmosphere on the {W}estern {M}editerranean sea dynamics},
  author = {{R}enault, {L}ionel and {A}rsouze, {T}. and {B}allabrera-{P}oy, {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he ocean {C}urrent {F}eed{B}ack to the atmosphere ({CFB}) has been shown to be an unambiguous physical process to achieve proper equilibrium in the {O}cean. {H}owever, its effects on the {W}estern {M}editerranean {S}ea ({WMS}) are not known. {I}n this study, eddy-rich coupled ocean-atmosphere simulations are carried out for the {WMS} to assess the extent to which {CFB} alters the {WMS} circulation and to characterize the low-level wind and surface stress responses to {CFB}. {B}y generating conduits of energy from oceanic currents to the atmosphere, {CFB} slows the mean circulation by about 10% and acts as an oceanic eddy killer, reducing the mesoscale activity by 25% and attenuating the intensity of their intermittency. {I}t also alters the mean barotropic vorticity balance of the {WMS} {G}yre, reducing the role of wind stress curl, nonlinear torque, and bottom pressure torque. {B}y reducing the eddy-mean flow interaction, {CFB} has a large influence on the properties of the {A}lgerian {C}urrent, reducing the presence of standing eddies near {S}ardinia and improving the realism of the circulation. {I}t also modifies the {A}lboran {G}yres formation and the {N}orthern {C}urrent retroflection. {F}inally, coupling coefficients from the coupled simulations are estimated and are consistent with those for other regions. {T}he {CFB} coupling coefficients can be used to parameterize the {CFB} in a forced ocean model. {O}verall, our results show that, as for other regions, the {CFB} is another physical mechanism to be considered for the representation of the {WMS} circulation.},
  keywords = {{MEDITERRANEE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {G}eophysical {R}esearch - {O}ceans},
  volume = {126},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {e2020{JC}016664 [23 p.]},
  ISSN = {2169-9275},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1029/2020jc016664},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010081063},
}