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The deep currents in the Eastern Equatorial Atlantic Ocean
Author(s) -
Bourlès B.,
Andrié C.,
Gouriou Y.,
Eldin G.,
du Penhoat Y.,
Freudenthal S.,
Dewitte B.,
Gallois F.,
Chuchla R.,
Baurand F.,
Aman A.,
Kouadio G.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2002gl015095
Subject(s) - atlantic equatorial mode , equator , oceanography , geology , north atlantic deep water , boreal , gulf stream , tropical atlantic , zonal and meridional , thermohaline circulation , ocean current , climatology , structural basin , deep sea , atlantic hurricane , deep water , oceanic basin , sea surface temperature , latitude , paleontology , storm , geodesy
In the Atlantic Ocean, equatorial deep jets have been observed in the central and western equatorial basin. Here, we present three meridional velocity sections carried out in boreal summer 2000 in the eastern equatorial Atlantic. At that time, the deep equatorial jets were observed to weaken or to vanish in the Gulf of Guinea toward the African coast. At 10°W, the comparison with currents measured one year before, in boreal summer 1999, along with tracer distributions confirm the existence of an eastward route along the equator of part of the North Atlantic Deep Water.