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DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS
卷 57, 期 4, 页码 501-517出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2009.12.012
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Tropical Atlantic Ocean dynamics; Thermohaline structures; Barrier layers
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- French Centre National d'Etude Spatiales (CNES)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD) organizations
- Ministere de l'Education Nationale, de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche
The ARAMIS project (Altimetrie sur un Rail Atlantique et Mesures In Situ) provides a long term survey (2002-2008) for thermohaline structures in the tropical Atlantic Ocean Here, these data are used to address questions regarding the existence and formation of barrier layers The analysis presented which uses different criteria to calculate isothermal layer depth and mixed layer depth, shows the sensitivity of different methods to a variety of variables. A 0 5 degrees C criterion for the isothermal layer and its equivalent in density change for the mixed layer are found to be the most adaptable due to their robustness. Barrier layers observed with ARAMIS data sets are in good agreement with climatologies and in-situ Argo floats along the route Three systems of barrier layers are observed during the voyages Their variability and formation as described in previous works concerned with the tropical Atlantic are analyzed. Different processes such as subduction, frontal activity, and precipitation are needed to explain their presence (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
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