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dc.contributor.authorMuraleedharan, P.M.
dc.contributor.authorPrasannaKumar, S.
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-21T11:25:28Z
dc.date.available2009-01-21T11:25:28Z
dc.date.issued1996
dc.identifier.citationCurrent Science, Vol.71; 842-846p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/2275
dc.description.abstractThe response of the eastern Arabian Sea to prevailing winds during an upwelling event, in the peak of southwest monsoon, was studied at both coastal and open ocean environment based on the data collected as a part of the Indian Joint Global Ocean Flux Studies (JGOFS) programme. Analysis of wind measurements indicated active upwelling along the southwest coast of India, which gradually propagates towards north. While the dominant long-shore component of the wind induces upwelling in the south, the cross-shore component is instrumental in modifying the density structure of the surface layer, especially in the north, to produce retarding effect. In open ocean, the wind maximum around 17 degrees N and 64 degrees E indicates the axis of the Findlater Jet. The observed surfacing and deepening of the isotherms on either side of the axis are the signatures of the upwelling and sinking associated with the Findlater Jet.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCurrent Science Association, Bangalore, India
dc.rightsCopyright [1996]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
dc.subjectupwelling
dc.subjectwind shear
dc.subjectwind measurement
dc.subjectshelf dynamics
dc.subjectdeep water
dc.subjectcomparative studies
dc.titleArabian Sea upwelling - A comparison between coastal and open ocean regions
dc.typeJournal Article


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