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dc.contributor.authorSuryanarayana, A.
dc.contributor.authorMurty, C.S.
dc.contributor.authorRao, D.P.
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-08T12:10:06Z
dc.date.available2009-05-08T12:10:06Z
dc.date.issued1992
dc.identifier.citationAustralian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, Vol.43; 1517-1533p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/3108
dc.description.abstractPhysical characteristics of waters along the eastern coast of India up to offshore distances of 400 km have been investigated during the seasons of the north-easterly and south-westerly monsoons in light of relevant observed meteorological forcings. Analysis of wind data for five years (1980-84) showed high magnitudes of onshore-directed wind-stress impulse in the northern region throughout the year. Under the influence of this impulse, surface waters from offshore move towards the coast and sink along the shore under the direct wind setup. This feature is also indicatEd. by negative values of the upwelling index. Fresh water, discharged through multiple outlets along the coast, mixes within the upper 50 m of water column and spreads south-westward as a lens of low-salinity water. Further, fresh water advects offshore to distances of about 150 km. The transient, cross-shelf, haline frontal zones observed along the western margin of the Bay of Bengal separate the northern dilute waters from the southern saline waters
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCSIRO, Australia
dc.rightsCopyright [1992]. 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.subjectmeteorology
dc.subjectmeteorological data
dc.subjectwinds
dc.subjectwind stress
dc.subjectupwelling
dc.subjectcoastal waters
dc.subjectriver discharge
dc.subjectwater column
dc.subjecthydrographic data
dc.subjectSTD observations
dc.subjecthaline circulation
dc.subjectseasonal variations
dc.subjectgeographical distribution
dc.subjectvertical distribution
dc.titleCharacteristics of coastal waters of the western Bay of Bengal during different monsoon seasons
dc.typeJournal Article


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