@article{fdi:40467,
  title = {{V}ariation of the {W}estern {E}quatorial {P}acific ocean, 1986-1988},
  author = {{D}elcroix, {T}hierry and {E}ldin, {G}{\'e}rard and {R}adenac, {M}arie-{H}{\'e}l{\`e}ne and {T}oole, {J}. and {F}iring, {E}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}wenty one oceanographic sections made along 165°{E} during 1984-1988 provide a unique picture of the 1986-1987 {E}l {N}ino and the subsequent {L}a {N}ina in the {W}estern {E}quatorial {P}acific. {T}he mean of six cruises from {J}anuary 1984 throught {J}une 1986, a relatively normal period, provides a reference with which the later sections are compared... {C}hanges in the stratification along 165°{E} were corresponddingly large, reflecting both the geostrophic balance of the strong zonal currents and the changes in the volume of warm water in the {W}estern {E}quatorial {P}acific. {T}he anomaly of warm water volume corresponded closely to the time integral of the warm water transport across 165°{E}. {L}ocal wind forcing and remotely forced waves were both important causes of the transport fluctuations. {W}inds, precipitation, and currents were all important factors determining the depth of the surface mixed layer and the thickness of the underlying barrier layer. {T}he way in which these factors interact is a strong function of latitude. ({D}'apr{\`e}s r{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{EL} {NINO} ; {CIRCULATION} {OCEANIQUE} ; {CIRCULATION} {ZONALE} ; {TEMPERATURE} ; {SALINITE} ; {HAUTEUR} {DYNAMIQUE} ; {VARIATION} {SAISONNIERE} ; {PACIFIQUE} {EQUATORIAL} {OUEST}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {G}eophysical {R}esearch},
  volume = {97},
  numero = {{C}4},
  pages = {5423--5445},
  ISSN = {0148-0227},
  year = {1992},
  DOI = {10.1029/92{JC}00127},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:40467},
}