@article{fdi:010088283,
  title = {{T}he surface {G}uinea {C}urrent variability from satellite data},
  author = {{B}osson, {K}. and {A}man, {A}. and {T}oualy, {E}. and {A}rnault, {S}abine},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he advent of satellite measurements over the recent decades has made a great contribution to the understanding of near-surface circulation and particularly to the understanding of the surface {G}uinea {C}urrent ({GC}) along the northern coast of {G}ulf of {G}uinea ({GG}). {T}his study focuses on the {GC} variability and its relationship with the coastal upwelling from 19 years (2000-2018) of {GEKCO} ({G}eostrophic and {E}kman {C}urrent {O}bservatory) satellite data. {T}hese data reproduce the major patterns of {GC} along the northern {GG}. {T}he {GC} flows eastward with a strong spatial and temporal variability with maximum intensity during boreal summer in the east of both {C}ape {P}almas and {C}ape {T}hree {P}oints. {T}his study showed that the geostrophic current is the dominant component of surface circulation. {T}he {E}kman current being lower component contributes also to the intensification of {GC} in summer. {O}ur study showed that the intensification of {GC} in summer results from the concomitant acceleration of the geostrophic and wind-driven {E}kman currents. {O}ur work highlights the main patterns of {GC} and its role in the coastal upwelling as limiting it in the east.& {COPY}; 2023 {P}ublished by {E}lsevier {B}.{V}.},
  keywords = {{G}uinea {C}urrent ; {G}eostrophic current ; {E}kman current ; {C}oastal upwelling ; {G}ulf of {G}uinea ; {GOLFE} {DE} {GUINEE} ; {ATLANTIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{R}egional {S}tudies in {M}arine {S}cience},
  volume = {64},
  numero = {},
  pages = {103045 [7 p.]},
  ISSN = {2352-4855},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.rsma.2023.103045},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088283},
}