@article{fdi:010088204,
  title = {{I}mprint of mesoscale eddies on air-sea interaction in the {T}ropical {A}tlantic ocean},
  author = {{A}guedjou, {H}. {M}. {A}. and {C}haigneau, {A}lexis and {D}adou, {I}. and {M}orel, {Y}. and {B}aloitcha, {E}. and {D}a-{A}llada, {C}. {Y}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his study investigates the effect of mesoscale eddies on air-sea heat and fresh water exchange in the tropical {A}tlantic {O}cean ({TAO}) using 8 years of satellite altimetry data, combined with sea surface temperature ({SST}), latent and sensible heat fluxes ({LHF} and {SHF}), infrared fluxes ({IRF}) and precipitation ({PR}) data. {R}esults indicate that approximately & {SIM};40% of cyclonic eddies contribute to warm {SST} anomalies, and & {SIM};40% of anticyclonic eddies contribute to cold {SST} anomalies. {E}ddies were found to play a role in the variability in {LHF}, {SHF} and {IRF}, contributing 10-35% of their total variability, with the largest contributions observed beneath the intertropical convergence zone ({ITCZ}) and frontal {SST} areas. {C}omposite analysis of {SST} and heat flux anomalies over eddies suggested that the anomalies created through horizontal advection processes may not significantly impact the overall {LHF}, {SHF} and {IRF} over eddies, contrary to vertical processes. {D}espite a lack of clear correlation between heat flux and {PR} anomalies over eddies in the {TAO}, significant correlations were found beneath the {ITCZ}, suggesting that eddies may impact both heat fluxes and {PR} in the {ITCZ} region. {T}his study provides an original contribution to the understanding of the impact of ocean mesoscale eddies on the atmosphere in the {TAO}.},
  keywords = {mesoscale eddies ; air-sea heat exchange ; precipitation ; tropical {A}tlantic {O}cean ; satellite altimetry ; {ATLANTIQUE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{R}emote {S}ensing},
  volume = {15},
  numero = {12},
  pages = {3087 [18 p.]},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.3390/rs15123087},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088204},
}