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Coastal circulation in the North Indian Ocean: Coastal segment (14,S-W)

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Title Coastal circulation in the North Indian Ocean: Coastal segment (14,S-W)
 
Creator Shetye, S.R.
Gouveia, A.D.
 
Subject shelf dynamics
monsoons
winds
tides
runoff
surface circulation
water masses
ship drift
 
Description The article provides an overview of the circulation of the coastal regime of the North Indian Ocean stretching from southern coast of Indonesia to the coast of East Africa. A special feature of this regime is that it experiences the Asian monsoons and as a result the circulation shows a distinct seasonal character. The nature of winds, precipitation, runoff, and tides in the region are summarized. Characteristics of large-scale near surface circulation and of water masses in the North Indian Basin are discussed before examining the following segments of the coastal regime: southern coast of Indonesia; Malacca Strait and Eastern and Northern coasts of the Andaman Sea; Bay of Bengal; West Coast of the Indian Subcontinent; Coast of Arabia; Coast of Somalia; and, East African Coastal Current
 
Date 2009-01-11T12:11:39Z
2009-01-11T12:11:39Z
1998
 
Type Book Chapter
 
Identifier The global coastal ocean: Regional studies and syntheses, Ed by: Robinson, A.R.; Brink, K.H. 523-556p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1966
 
Language en
 
Relation The Sea: Ideas and Observations in the Study of the Seas. Vol. 11
 
Rights Copyright [1998]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
 
Publisher John Wiley and Sons, New York, USA