A seasonal climatology of the upper ocean pycnocline

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Sérazin, Guillaume, Tréguier, Anne Marie, de Boyer Montégut, Clément
• Other Authors: Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale (LOPS), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2023
• Subjects: upper ocean stratification mixed layer depth boundary layer air-sea exchanges seasonal variability; upper ocean stratification; mixed layer depth; boundary layer; air-sea exchanges; seasonal variability; [SDU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]; [SDU.STU.OC]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Oceanography; Antarctic; Pacific; Rockall Plateau; The Antarctic; Antarc*; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://insu.hal.science/insu-04155082; https://insu.hal.science/insu-04155082/document; https://insu.hal.science/insu-04155082/file/fmars-10-1120112.pdf; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1120112

International audience Climatologies of the mixed layer depth (MLD) have been provided using several definitions based on temperature/density thresholds or hybrid approaches. The upper ocean pycnocline (UOP) that sits below the mixed layer base remains poorly characterized, though this transition la...