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Fig. 14 Maps of SSS averaged from July to September 2010, derived from (top) SMOS ascending and
descending orbits and ISAS (bottom)
systematic freshening of SMOS SSS in rainy conditions and are likely a signature of the
vertical salinity stratification between the first centimeter of the sea surface layer sampled by
SMOS and the 5-m depth sampled by Argo. For more detail on the vertical SSS stratification
induced by rain, the reader is also referred to Boutin et al. (
2012b
).
4.3 SSS as a Tracer of the Evaporation-Precipitation Budget in the Oceanic Mixed
Layer
The SMOS-derived SSS can also be used to investigate the consistency between observed
SSS variability and the evaporation minus precipitation budget in the ITCZ of the tropical
