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Intermonsoonal equatorial jets

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Title Intermonsoonal equatorial jets
 
Creator Muraleedharan, P.M.
 
Subject hydrography
mass transport
jets
equatorial circulation
seasonal variations
 
Description Three transects each from the cruises of R V Pioneer (84 , 88 degrees and 92 degrees E) during May-June 1964 and R V Vityaz (77 , 84 degrees and 94 degrees E) during October-November 1962 were used to compare pre and postmonsoon equatorial jets, respectively. Hydrographic features and transport computations favour a well developed equatorial jet during both seasons. The net surface eastward and subsurface westward flows are well balanced during the premonsoon transition period and appear to be decreasing from 84 to 92 degrees E. In general, equatorial jet seems to be at its peak at 84 degrees E irrespective of the season. Proximity of two opposing currents found one below the other during premonsoon within the equatorial jet would induce mixing, which may account for the vanishing of high salinity core that is otherwise associated with any eastward flow, and the formation of a layer of homogeneous water at the equator
 
Date 2009-05-06T11:13:49Z
2009-05-06T11:13:49Z
1993
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, Vol.22; 1-7p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/2895
 
Language en
 
Rights Copyright [1993]. 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 NISCAIR, New Delhi