Delcroix Thierry, Hénin Christian. (1989). Mechanisms of subsurface thermal structure and sea surface thermohaline variabilities in the southwestern tropical Pacific during 1975-85. Journal of Marine Research, (47), p. 777-812. ISSN 0022-2402.
Titre du document
Mechanisms of subsurface thermal structure and sea surface thermohaline variabilities in the southwestern tropical Pacific during 1975-85
Année de publication
1989
Type de document
Article
Auteurs
Delcroix Thierry, Hénin Christian
Source
Journal of Marine Research, 1989,
(47), p. 777-812 ISSN 0022-2402
Major features of the southwestern tropical Pacific (SWTP), defined between 160E-140W and 24S-10S, are brought to light through analysis of surface water samples (23000) and temperature/depth observations (8500), both collected by ship opportunity programs during the 1979-85 period. The mean vertical thermal structure (and its related parameters), mean sea surface temperature (SST) and salinity (SSS) are first portrayed, to further quantify the 1979-85 variability. It is demonstrated that the observed seasonal and interannual variabilities, the latter being associated with the strong 1982-83 El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) event, are mostly governed by specific mechanisms involving varying wind field and rainfall regimes.
Plan de classement
Climatologie / Météorologie [032CLIMET]
Descripteurs
EL NINO ; VARIATION SAISONNIERE ; TEMPERATURE DE SURFACE ; THERMOCLINE ; STRUCTURE THERMIQUE
