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Coastal circulation off Bombay in relation to waste water disposal

DRS at CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography

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Title Coastal circulation off Bombay in relation to waste water disposal
 
Creator Josanto, V.
Sarma, R.V.
 
Subject Oceanography and Limnology
water currents
current meters
waste disposal
waste water
shelf dynamics
ISW, India, Maharashtra, Bombay
 
Description Flow patterns in the coastal waters of Bombay were studied using recording current meters, direct reading current meters, floats and dye in relation to the proposed waste water disposal project of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay from 1976 to 78. The water movements were mainly tide-induced and elliptical in nature, with the major axis more or less parallel to the coast. The currents were mainly towards the northeast at a bearing of approximately at 30 degrees during flood and towards the southwest approximately at 210 degrees during ebbs, with a counterclockwise during spring ebbs occasionally reached 3 km/hour. A strong onshore shift of current vectors during the slack periods. The peak velocities during spring ebbs occasionally reached 3 km/hr. A strong onshore component was noticed in the nearshore waters mainly due to the wind drift and is quite likely that a portion of the effluent material released 3 kms off shore, could, under extreme wind-induced drift, reach the shore in about 6 to 10 hrs
 
Date 1995-05-20T10:01:08Z
2017-09-29T13:48:24Z
1995-05-20T10:01:08Z
2017-09-29T13:48:24Z
1985
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Mahasagar, vol.18; 1985; 333-345
0542-0938
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/6302
 
Language en
 
Relation Mahasagar
NON-SCI
 
Publisher Indian Association for Limnology and Oceanography