An assessment of the mixed layer salinity budget in the tropical Pacific Ocean. Observations and modelling (1990-2009)

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 63, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 179-194

  Hasson, Audrey E A ^a   Delcroix, Thierry ^a   Dussin, Raphaël ^b  

^a LEGOS   (France)

^b LEGI   (France)

Author keywords

Interannual variability; Mixed layer budget; Sea surface salinity; Seasonal variability

Indexed keywords

INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; LOW AND HIGH FREQUENCIES; MIXED-LAYER BUDGET; OCEAN GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SOUTH PACIFIC CONVERGENCE ZONES; WESTERN PACIFIC WARM POOL;

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; WATER;

BUDGET CONTROL;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CONVERGENCE; EL NINO; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FRESHWATER INPUT; LA NINA; MIXED LAYER; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SALINITY; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TROPICAL REGION; WARM POOL;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 84879690750     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-013-0596-2     Document Type: Article

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