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Watermass structure and current system in the equatorial western Indian Ocean during August, 1985

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Title Watermass structure and current system in the equatorial western Indian Ocean during August, 1985
 
Creator Suryanarayana, A.
Reddy, G.V.
Pankajakshan, T.
 
Subject Oceanography and Limnology
geostrophic flow
thermosteric anomalies
salinity
temperature
water currents
water masses
ISW, West Indian Ocean
 
Description During the 17th cruise of ORV Sagar Kanya (3rd to 21st August, 1985), two meridional sections were occupied between 4 degrees N and 6 degrees n S in the equatorial Western Indian Ocean. The Dynamic Method was employed to derive geostrophic currents. At the equator, currents were computed using Montgomery's method. Westerly flows near Equator and easterly flows on either side of the equator are deduced. The presence of the Arabian Sea surface water, the Red Sea water, and Pacific low salinity water is noticed along these two sections. The watermass structure and geostrophic currents in the upper 500 m water column of the equatorial Western Indian Ocean during August, 1985 was studied
 
Date 1995-07-02T10:01:32Z
2017-09-29T13:48:16Z
1995-07-02T10:01:32Z
2017-09-29T13:48:16Z
1987
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Deutsche Hydrografische Zeitschrift, vol.40; 1987; 181-190
0012-0308
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/6134
 
Language en
 
Relation Dt Hydrogr Z
NON-SCI
 
Publisher Hamburg : Das Institut