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dc.contributor.authorSubrahmanyam, B.
dc.contributor.authorRameshBabu, V.
dc.contributor.authorMurty, V.S.N.
dc.contributor.authorRao, L.V.G.
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-21T11:25:30Z
dc.date.available2009-01-21T11:25:30Z
dc.date.issued1996
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol.17; 761-770p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/2279
dc.description.abstractThe sea level variability derived from repeating tracks of the Geosat altimeter data during the late phase (August-September) of the summer monsoon of 1988 revealed the presence of multiple meso-scale eddy features with clockwise and anti-clockwise rotation. During August, the prime eddy or the Great Whirl centred at 9.5 degrees N, 53.5 degrees E off northern Somalia and the southern gyre centred at 3 degrees N, 51.5 degrees E off southern Somalia, both are clearly identified with clockwise rotation. The region of lower sea levels off the central Somalia Coast (between 6 degrees N and 9 degrees N) coincides with the cold water wedge formed by the offshore movement of the cold upwelled waters from the Somalia Coast during the summer monsoon. By September the southern gyre weakens, while the prime eddy persists. The surface circulation is characterized by nearly meridional flows in the equatorial region. A strong narrow (~100 km) southward jet-like flow is noticed south of 7 degrees N between 53 degrees and 54 degrees E during September. In general, these circulation features are in agreement with the sea surface topography derived from the hydrographic data collected in this region during the same period on board the ORV Sagar Kanya
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis
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.subjectsurface circulation
dc.subjectmonsoons
dc.subjectsea level variations
dc.subjectupwelling
dc.subjectoceanic eddies
dc.titleSurface circulation off Somalia and western equatorial Indian Ocean during summer monsoon of 1988 from Geosat altimeter data
dc.typeJournal Article


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