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Internal tides off the Amazon shelf during two contrasted seasons: interactions with background circulation and SSH imprints
Michel Tchilibou
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LEGOS, Université de Toulouse, CNES, CNRS, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France
Ariane Koch-Larrouy
LEGOS, Université de Toulouse, CNES, CNRS, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France
Simon Barbot
LEGOS, Université de Toulouse, CNES, CNRS, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France
Florent Lyard
LEGOS, Université de Toulouse, CNES, CNRS, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France
Yves Morel
LEGOS, Université de Toulouse, CNES, CNRS, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France
Julien Jouanno
LEGOS, Université de Toulouse, CNES, CNRS, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France
Rosemary Morrow
LEGOS, Université de Toulouse, CNES, CNRS, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France
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Mean sea level (MSL) is a prominent indicator of climatic change, and is therefore of great scientific and societal interest. Since the beginning of the altimeter mission TOPEX/Poseidon and its successors Jason-1 and Jason-2, MSL products became essential for climate applications. Since 1995, a suspicious signal is apparent in the corresponding MSL record. Since 2010, scientific teams have been working on reducing this error. This paper assesses, characterizes and quantifies this reduction.
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Biogeosciences, 11, 6389–6400, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-6389-2014, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-6389-2014, 2014
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The Kerguelen Plateau supports a strong spring chlorophyll bloom, in contrast with most of the Southern Ocean. Throughout the Southern Ocean, including in the Kerguelen area, wind can determine oceanic vertical velocities that may bring nutrients to the surface and contribute to the development of blooms. The Kerguelen Island itself generates a wind shadow that locally enhances upwelling velocities to the north of the main axis of the winds, and chlorophyll is high in this upwelling region.
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Ocean Sci., 9, 745–771, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-9-745-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-9-745-2013, 2013
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Internal tides are an important agent of ocean mixing which affects water mass character and circulation. This paper highlights the sensitivity of internal tide generation, propagation and dissipation (related to their mixing impact) to their context (stratification and circulation).
Internal tides are an important agent of ocean mixing which affects water mass character and...
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This high-resolution model-based study investigates the variability in the generation, propagation, and sea height signature (SSH) of the internal tide off the Amazon shelf during two contrasted seasons. ITs propagate further north during the season characterized by weak currents and mesoscale eddies and a shallow and strong pycnocline. IT imprints on SSH dominate those of the geostrophic motion for horizontal scales below 200 km; moreover, the SSH is mainly incoherent below 70 km.
This high-resolution model-based study investigates the variability in the generation,...
