Impact of temperature inversions on SST evolution in the South-Eastern Arabian Sea during the pre-summer monsoon season
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2004Author
Durand, F.
Shetye, S.R.
Vialard, J.
Shankar, D.
Shenoi, S.S.C.
Ethe, C.
Madec, G.
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Temperature inversions are known to occur in the near-surface ocean regime where salinity stratification is large enough to influence the density field. However, they have not been known as features that alter near-surface processes significantly to influence the sea surface temperature (SST). From the analysis of new observed datasets as well as of state-of-the-art numerical model outputs, this paper shows that heat trapped within a temperature inversion makes significant contribution to warming of the SST in the South-Eastern Arabian Sea during the pre-southwest monsoon season.
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