@article{fdi:42782, title = {{S}urface and subsurface salinity in the {T}ropical {P}acific ocean : relations with climate}, author = {{D}onguy, {J}ean-{R}en{\'e}}, editor = {}, language = {{FRE}}, abstract = {{S}ea {S}urface {S}alinity ({SSS}) data have been collected in the {T}ropical {P}acific {O}cean since 1969. {F}rom this data set, relationship of {SSS} with {ENSO} have been found in both the {W}estern and the {E}astern {P}acific. {T}hese have mainly been associated with the presence of the {ITCZ} and equatorial upwelling. {I}n the {C}entral {S}outh {T}ropical {P}acific a surface salinity maximum is formed by a positive {E}vaporation-{P}recipitation balance with undergoes seasonal and interannual variations. {I}t is prolonged in the {W}est by a subsurface salinity maximum. {D}uring {ENSO} events, the surface and subsurface salinity maxima expand westward. {I}nitially, the subsurface salinity maximum is strengthened and shoals, but eventually it is driven back eastward by the {E}quatorial jet. {S}uch changes in surface and subsurface salinity need to be included in the scenario of an {E}l {N}ino event. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)}, keywords = {{SURFACE} {MARINE} ; {SALINITE} ; {FACTEUR} {CLIMATIQUE} ; {EL} {NINO} ; {VARIATION} {SAISONNIERE} ; {ENSO} ; {PACIFIQUE} {TROPICAL} {EST} ; {PACIFIQUE} {TROPICAL} {OUEST}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}rogress in {O}ceanography}, numero = {}, pages = {45--78}, ISSN = {0079-6611}, year = {1994}, DOI = {10.1016/0079-6611(94)90026-4}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:42782}, }