@inproceedings{fdi:30199, title = {{S}ome thoughts about the west {P}acific warm pool}, author = {{W}yrtki, {K}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{L}arge scale of the west {P}acific warm pool will be discussed on the basis of existing data and information. {A} definition of the warm pool in terms of an isothermal layer is simple and definitive in the vertical, but difficult with regard to its horizontal extent. {E}ven if narrowly defined by the 28°{C} isotherm, the pool undergoes large annual variations in its horizontal extent. {T}he region of overlap is only about one half of the size of the pool. {T}he pool is persistent only between 10°{N} and 10°{S} with its center at 170°{E}. {A}n inspection of the circulation of upper layer indicates that the pool gains water from the anticyclonic gyres, and discharges warm water by means of the countercurrent and the {I}ndonesian throughflow. {T}he residence time of water in the pool is only 1.3 years and makes the pool sensitive to interannual variations of heat advection and heat input. {T}hree seems to be little interhemispheric exchange of water through the pool.}, keywords = {{CIRCULATION} {OCEANIQUE} ; {FLUX} {THERMIQUE} ; {MASSE} {D}'{EAU} ; {COURANT} ; {FLUCTUATION} ; {RESERVOIR} {D}'{EAU} {CHAUDE} ; {PACIFIQUE} {TROPICAL} {OUEST}}, numero = {}, pages = {99--110}, booktitle = {{W}estern {P}acific international meeting and workshop on {T}oga {C}oare : proceedings}, year = {1989}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:30199}, }