Sea surface salinity estimates from spaceborne L-band radiometers: An overview of the first decade of observation (2010–2019)
N Reul, SA Grodsky, M Arias, J Boutin, R Catany… - Remote Sensing of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Operated since the end of 2009, the European Space Agency (ESA) Soil Moisture and
Ocean Salinity (SMOS) satellite mission is the first orbiting radiometer that collects regular …
Ocean Salinity (SMOS) satellite mission is the first orbiting radiometer that collects regular …
Satellite salinity observing system: Recent discoveries and the way forward
Advances in L-band microwave satellite radiometry in the past decade, pioneered by ESA's
SMOS and NASA's Aquarius and SMAP missions, have demonstrated an unprecedented …
SMOS and NASA's Aquarius and SMAP missions, have demonstrated an unprecedented …
The tropical Atlantic observing system
The tropical Atlantic is home to multiple coupled climate variations covering a wide range of
timescales and impacting societally relevant phenomena such as continental rainfall …
timescales and impacting societally relevant phenomena such as continental rainfall …
PIRATA: A sustained observing system for tropical Atlantic climate research and forecasting
B Bourlès, M Araujo, MJ McPhaden… - Earth and Space …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Prediction and Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic (PIRATA) is a
multinational program initiated in 1997 in the tropical Atlantic to improve our understanding …
multinational program initiated in 1997 in the tropical Atlantic to improve our understanding …
Seasonal variability of freshwater plumes in the eastern Gulf of Guinea as inferred from satellite measurements
OJ Houndegnonto, N Kolodziejczyk… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the eastern Gulf of Guinea (GG), freshwater originated from rivers discharges into the
ocean and high precipitation rate are key contributors to the upper ocean vertical density …
ocean and high precipitation rate are key contributors to the upper ocean vertical density …
Equatorial Atlantic interannual variability and its relation to dynamic and thermodynamic processes
J Jouanno, O Hernandez… - Earth System …, 2017 - esd.copernicus.org
The contributions of the dynamic and thermodynamic forcing to the interannual variability of
the equatorial Atlantic sea surface temperature (SST) are investigated using a set of …
the equatorial Atlantic sea surface temperature (SST) are investigated using a set of …
Coastal upwelling limitation by onshore geostrophic flow in the Gulf of Guinea around the Niger River plume
Wind-driven coastal upwelling can be compensated by onshore geostrophic flow, and river
plumes are associated with such flow. We investigate possible limitation of the northeast …
plumes are associated with such flow. We investigate possible limitation of the northeast …
Sea surface salinity signature of the tropical Atlantic interannual climatic modes
The characteristic sea surface salinity (SSS) patterns associated with the tropical Atlantic
meridional and equatorial interannual modes are extracted from in situ observations, by a …
meridional and equatorial interannual modes are extracted from in situ observations, by a …
Seasonal cycle of sea surface salinity in the Angola upwelling system
The seasonal cycle of sea surface salinity (SSS) along the Angolan coast is investigated
using observations and a regional ocean model. The model reproduces the main …
using observations and a regional ocean model. The model reproduces the main …
Seasonal variation of the sea surface salinity in the western tropical North Atlantic on two contrasting years of precipitation in the Amazon Basin
A Matias, C Tanajura, J Pereira, F Costa - Ocean Dynamics, 2024 - Springer
Motivated by the extreme hydrological events that caused an abnormal reduction and
increase in discharge from the Amazon River in 2010 and 2012, respectively, this work …
increase in discharge from the Amazon River in 2010 and 2012, respectively, this work …