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Sarma, Yvb; Rao, Epr; Saji, Pk; Sarma, Vvss. |
Hydrographic data were collected from 3 to 10 September 1996 along two transects; one at 18 degrees N and the other at 90 degrees E. The data were used to examine the thermohaline, circulation and chemical properties of the Bay of Bengal during the withdrawal phase of the southwest monsoon. The surface salinity exhibited wide spatial variability with values as low as 25.78 at 18 degrees N / 87 degrees E and as high as 34.79 at 8 degrees N / 90 degrees E. Two high salinity cells (S > 35.2) were noticed around 100 m depth along the 90 degrees E transect. The wide scatter in T-S values between 100 and 200 m depth was attributed to the presence of the Arabian Sea High Salinity (ASHS) water mass. Though the warm and low salinity conditions at the sea surface... |
Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Hydrologie; Masse d'eau; Circulation; Mousson; Golfe du Bengale; Hydrography; Watermass; Circulation; Monsoon; Bay of Bengal. |
Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00325/43596/43927.pdf |