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Why is mean sea level along the Indian coast higher in the Bay of Bengal than in the Arabian Sea?
DRS at CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography
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Why is mean sea level along the Indian coast higher in the Bay of Bengal than in the Arabian Sea?
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| Creator |
Shankar, D.
Shetye, S.R. |
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Great Trigonometrical Survey of India
Mean Sea Level Monsoon Indian Ocean Circulation Salinity |
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| Description |
Levelling observations conducted during the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India (1858-1909) and subsequent observations showed that mean sea level along the coast of India is higher in the Bay of Bengal than in the Arabian Sea, the difference in sea level between Vishakhapatnam and Mumbai (Bombay) being about 30 cm. Using simulations with a 1.5-layer reduced-gravity model, we attribute this to the mean, large-scale wind-forced circulation (~60%) and the alongshore gradient in salinity (~40%). The former (latter) is a consequence of the distribution of wind stress (rainfall) because of the monsoon.
Department of Ocean Development |
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2006-03-23T05:02:49Z
2006-03-23T05:02:49Z 2001 |
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Journal Article
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Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 28(4), 563-565.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/19 |
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| Language |
en
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An edited version of this paper was published by AGU. Copyright [2001] American Geophysical Union
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198046 bytes
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| Publisher |
Americal Geophysical Union
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