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Sea surface salinity structure of the meandering Gulf Stream revealed by SMOS sensor

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Measurements from the Soil Moisture Ocean Salinity (SMOS) satellite acquired during 2012 in the western North Atlantic are used to reveal the evolution of the sea surface salinity (SSS) structure of the meandering Gulf Stream with an unprecedented space and time resolution. Combined with in situ surface and profile measurements, satellite-derived surface currents, sea surface height (SSH), surface temperature (SST), and chlorophyll (Chl) data, SMOS SSS observations are shown to coherently delineate meanders pinching off from the current to form well-identified salty- (warm-) and fresh- (cold-) core Gulf Stream rings. A covariance analysis at two locations along the separated Gulf stream path (south of Nova Scotia and in the Gulf Stream Extension) reveals a systematically higher correlation between SSS and sea level variability than between SST and SSH during the warmer half of the year. Within (75°W–40°W; 30°N–50°N), Chl concentration is also found to significantly depend on the SSS as SST increases above 20°C.
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hal-01233663 , version 1 (06-04-2021)

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Nicolas Reul, Bertrand Chapron, T. Lee, C. Donlon, Jacqueline Boutin, et al.. Sea surface salinity structure of the meandering Gulf Stream revealed by SMOS sensor. Geophysical Research Letters, 2014, 41 (9), pp.3141-3148. ⟨10.1002/2014gl059215⟩. ⟨hal-01233663⟩
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