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| De Boyer Montegut, Clement; Durand, Fabien; Bourdalle-badie, Romain; Blanke, Bruno. |
| The barrier layer (BL) - a salinity stratification embedded in the upper warm layer - is a common feature of the tropical oceans. In the northern Indian Ocean, it has the potential to significantly alter the air-sea interactions. In the present paper, we investigate the spatio-temporal structure of BL in the Arabian Sea during summer monsoon. This season is indeed a key component of the Asian climate. Based on a comprehensive dataset of Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) and Argo in situ hydrographic profiles, we find that a BL exists in the central Arabian Sea during summer. However, it is highly heterogeneous in space, and intermittent, with scales of about similar to 100 km or less and a couple of weeks. The BL patterns appear to be closely associated... |
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Palavras-chave: Barrier layer; Arabian Sea; Summer monsoon; ARGO; ASHSW. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00198/30959/29358.pdf |
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