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| Akhil, V. P.; Durand, Fabien; Lengaigne, Matthieu; Vialard, Jerome; Keerthi, M. G.; Gopalakrishna, V. V.; Deltel, Charles; Papa, Fabrice; De Boyer Montegut, Clement. |
| In response to the Indian Monsoon freshwater forcing, the Bay of Bengal exhibits a very strong seasonal cycle in sea surface salinity (SSS), especially near the mouths of the Ganges-Brahmaputra and along the east coast of India. In this paper, we use an eddy-permitting (∼25 km resolution) regional ocean general circulation model simulation to quantify the processes responsible for this SSS seasonal cycle. Despite the absence of relaxation toward observations, the model reproduces the main features of the observed SSS seasonal cycle, with freshest water in the northeastern Bay, particularly during and after the monsoon. The model also displays an intense and shallow freshening signal in a narrow (∼100 km wide) strip that hugs the east coast of India, from... |
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| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00197/30819/29189.pdf |
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