Kouame K.D. auteur aut IRD Kouassi A.M. auteur aut IRD Trokourey A. auteur aut IRD Toualy E. auteur aut IRD N'guessan B.K. auteur aut IRD Brehmer Patrice auteur aut IRD Ostrowski M. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle fre text/pdf reformatted digital access The spatial and seasonal variability of the mixed layer depth (MLD) was studied using hydrological data from several databases collected over the period October 1973 to March 2017 at 10 °W between latitudes 2 °N and 10 °S in the Gulf of Guinea. The density threshold method with 0.03 kg m-3 criterion was used to calculate the MLD. In the equatorial band, the seasonal average MLD is 20 m whatever the season. At 6 °S and 10 °S, the MLD is relatively higher during the cold season. The MLD varies between 21 and 37 m at 6 °S, and the seasonal averages MLD are 21 and 40 m respectively during the hot and cold seasons. At 10 °S, during the hot season, the MLD varies between 28 and 52 m and the seasonal average is 39.5 m. During the cold season, the MLD varies between 45 and 55 m with a seasonal average of 49 m. specialized ATLANTIQUE 032 158 3 207-217 2021 1450-216X https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010081936 1450-216X [F B010081936] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010081936 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/2021-06/010081936.pdf IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2021-06-15 2023-11-17 fdi:010081936 fre