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Thermohaline Circulation And Water Characteristics Around Mauritius Group Of Islands

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Title Thermohaline Circulation And Water Characteristics Around Mauritius Group Of Islands
 
Creator Sarma, Y V B
Krishna, V V Gopala
Rao, D P
Sastry, J S
 
Description 196-200
Conventional hydrocast data together with XBT soundings, collected during September-October 1987, in the area lying between 10ᵒ S to 20ᵒ S and 56ᵒ E to 62ᵒ E encompassing the Seychelles-Mauritius ridge, have been examined to project the thermohaline structure and geostrophic flow fields. In the study area, geostrophic circulation shows a predominant westerly flow. This flow on crossing the ridge zone triggers the meridional rise of isotherms towards the northern latitudes from depths of 300 to 500 m. This type of flow gives rise to possible upwelling in the western region, which is also supported by increased levels of nutrients and biomass.
 
Date 2016-12-07T09:28:27Z
2016-12-07T09:28:27Z
1990-09
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/38231
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.19(3) [September 1990]