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dc.contributor.authorGordon, A.L.
dc.contributor.authorShroyer, E.
dc.contributor.authorMurty, V.S.N.
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-22T09:29:13Z
dc.date.available2017-09-22T09:29:13Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationScientific Reports, vol.7; 2017; No.46218 doi:10.1038/srep46218
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/5122
dc.description.abstractThe Bay of Bengal, subjected to monsoonal forcing and tropical cyclones, displays a complex field of ocean eddies. On 5 December 2013 a sub-surface vortex or Intrathermocline Eddy (ITE) composed of water characteristic of the Andaman Sea was observed within the thermocline of the western Bay of Bengal. We propose that the ITE was the product of Tropical Cyclone Lehar interaction on 27 November 2013 with a westward propagating surface eddy from the eastern Bay of Bengal. While Lehar’s interaction with the ocean initially removes heat from the upper layers of the eddy, air-sea flux is limited as the deeper portions of the eddy was subducted into the stratified thermocline, inhibiting further interaction with the atmosphere. The ITE core from 30 to 150 m is thus isolated from local air-sea fluxes by strong stratification at the mixed layer base, and its periphery is stable to shear instability, suggestive of longevity and the ability to carry water far distances with minimal modification.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNature Publishing Group
dc.rightsThis is an open access article published © 2017 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All Rights Reserved.
dc.subjectMeteorology and climatology
dc.subjectOceanography and limnology
dc.subjectOceanography and limnology
dc.titleAn intrathermocline eddy and a tropical cyclone in the Bay of Bengal
dc.typeJournal Article


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