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dc.contributor.authorShankar, D.
dc.contributor.authorShenoi, S.S.C.
dc.contributor.authorNayak, R.K.
dc.contributor.authorVinayachandran, P.N.
dc.contributor.authorNampoothiri, G.S.
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, A.M.
dc.contributor.authorMichael, G.S.
dc.contributor.authorRameshKumar, M.R.
dc.contributor.authorSundar, D.
dc.contributor.authorSreejith, O.P.
dc.date.accessioned2006-03-22T10:20:06Z
dc.date.available2006-03-22T10:20:06Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Earth System Science, vol. 114(5), 459-474
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/14
dc.description.abstractHydrographic observations in the eastern Arabian Sea (EAS) during summer monsoon 2002 (during the first phase of the Arabian Sea Monsoon Experiment (ARMEX)) include two approximately fortnight-long CTD time series. A barrier layer was observed on occasions during the two time series. These ephemeral barrier layers were caused by in situ rainfall, and by advection of low-salinity (high-salinity) waters at the surface (below the surface mixed layer). These barrier layers were advected away from the source region by the West India Coastal Current and had no discernible effect on the sea surface temperature. The three high-salinity water masses, the Arabian Sea High Salinity Water (ASHSW), Persian Gulf Water (PGW), and Red Sea Water (RSW), and the Arabian Sea Salinity Minimum also exhibited intermittency: they appeared and disappeared during the time series. The concentration of the ASHSW, PGW, and RSW decreased equatorward, and that of the RSW also decreased offshore. The observations suggest that the RSW is advected equatorward along the continental slope off the Indian west coast.
dc.description.sponsorshipDepartment of Science and Technology, Department of Ocean Development
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dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIndian Academy of Sciences
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dc.subjectBarrier layer
dc.subjectCTD time series
dc.subjectRed Sea Water
dc.subjectPersian Gulf Water
dc.subjectWater masses
dc.titleHydrography of the eastern Arabian Sea during summer monsoon 2002
dc.typeJournal Article


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