@article{fdi:010093027,
  title = {{P}artial control of the {G}ulf of {M}exico dynamics by the current feedback to the atmosphere},
  author = {{L}arranaga, {M}. and {R}enault, {L}ionel and {J}ouanno, {J}ulien},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he surface oceanic current feedback ({CFB}) to the atmosphere has been shown to correct long-lasting biases in the representation of ocean dynamics by providing an unambiguous energy sink mechanism. {H}owever, its effects on the {G}ulf of {M}exico ({G}o{M}) oceanic circulation are not known. {H}ere, twin ocean-atmosphere eddy-rich coupled simulations, with and without {CFB}, are performed for the period 1993-2016 over the {G}o{M} to assess to which extent {CFB} modulates the {G}o{M} dynamics. {CFB}, through the eddy killing mechanism and the associated transfer of momentum from mesoscale currents to the atmosphere, damps the mesoscale activity by roughly 20% and alters eddy statistics. {W}e furthermore show that the {L}oop {C}urrent ({LC}) extensions can be classified into three categories: a retracted {LC}, a canonical {LC}, and an elongated {LC}. {CFB}, by damping the mesoscale activity, enhance the occurrence of the elongated category (by about 7%). {F}inally, by increasing the {LC} extension, {CFB} plays a key role in determining {LC} eddy separations and statistics. {T}aking into account {CFB} improves the representation of the {G}o{M} dynamics, and it should be taken into account in ocean models.},
  keywords = {{M}esoscale processes ; {O}cean dynamics ; {C}oupled models ; {O}cean models ; {MEXIQUE} {GOLFE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {P}hysical {O}ceanography},
  volume = {52},
  numero = {10},
  pages = {2515--2530},
  ISSN = {0022-3670},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1175/jpo-d-21-0271.1},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010093027},
}