3D characterisation of the thermohaline structure in the southwestern tropical Atlantic derived from functional data analysis of in situ profiles

RV Assunçao, AC Silva, A Roy, B Bourlès… - Progress in …, 2020 - Elsevier
The dynamic of the thermohaline structure of the upper ocean, which depends on ocean–
atmosphere interactions, drives most near surface oceanic processes, including the control …

Space-time variability of the Amazon River plume based on satellite ocean color

GSF Molleri, EMLM Novo, M Kampel - Continental Shelf Research, 2010 - Elsevier
Satellite ocean color images were used to determine the space-time variability of the
Amazon River plume from 2000–2004. The relationship between sea-surface salinity (SSS) …

[HTML][HTML] The shallow and deep western boundary circulation of the South Atlantic at 5–11 S

FA Schott, M Dengler, R Zantopp… - Journal of Physical …, 2005 - journals.ametsoc.org
The Shallow and Deep Western Boundary Circulation of the South Atlantic at 5–11S in: Journal
of Physical Oceanography Volume 35 Issue 11 (2005) Jump to Content Jump to Main …

[HTML][HTML] Variability of the meridional overturning in the North Atlantic from the 50-year GECCO state estimation

A Köhl, D Stammer - Journal of Physical Oceanography, 2008 - journals.ametsoc.org
Variability of the Meridional Overturning in the North Atlantic from the 50-Year GECCO State
Estimation in: Journal of Physical Oceanography Volume 38 Issue 9 (2008) Jump to …

Water masses and currents in the upper tropical northeast Atlantic off northwest Africa

L Stramma, S Hüttl, J Schafstall - Journal of Geophysical …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Recent current measurements in the tropical eastern North Atlantic reproduce the
components of the large scale flow field. However, the observations as well as the 1/12° …

Amazon River plume influence on Western Tropical Atlantic dynamic variability

HL Varona, D Veleda, M Silva, M Cintra… - Dynamics of Atmospheres …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study focuses on analysing the potential impact of the Amazon and Pará Rivers on the
salinity, temperature and hydrodynamics of the Western Tropical North Atlantic (WTNA) …

Forcing mechanisms of the circulation on the Brazilian Equatorial Shelf

AL Aguiar, M Marta-Almeida, LO Cruz, J Pereira… - Continental Shelf …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Brazilian Equatorial Shelf (BES) is a very dynamic region due to the influence
of various forcings: trade winds, macrotides, the Amazon River, and the North Brazil Current …

Circulation in the central equatorial Atlantic: Mean and intraseasonal to seasonal variability

P Brandt, FA Schott, C Provost… - Geophysical …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The zonal equatorial circulation of the upper 700 m in the central tropical Atlantic is studied
based on 11 cross‐equatorial ship sections taken at 23–29° W during 1999 to 2005 and on …

Fine-scale vertical relationships between environmental conditions and sound scattering layers in the Southwestern Tropical Atlantic

R Assunção, A Lebourges-Dhaussy, AC Da Silva… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Ocean dynamics initiate the structure of nutrient income driving primary producers, and
these, in turn, shape the distribution of subsequent trophic levels until the whole pelagic …

The effects of sea surface temperature anomalies on oceanic coral reef systems in the southwestern tropical Atlantic

BP Ferreira, M Costa, MS Coxey, ALB Gaspar… - Coral reefs, 2013 - Springer
In 2010, high sea surface temperatures that were recorded in several parts of the world and
caused coral bleaching and coral mortality were also recorded in the southwest Atlantic …