Hydrography of the eastern Arabian Sea during summer monsoon 2002 |
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| Authors: | D Shankar S S C Shenoi R K Nayak P N Vinayachandran G Nampoothiri A M Almeida G S Michael M R Ramesh Kumar D Sundar O P Sreejith |
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| Institution: | (1) National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, 403 004 Goa, India;(2) Indian Institute of Science, 560 012 Bangalore, India |
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| Abstract: | Hydrographic observations in the eastern Arabian Sea (EAS) during summer monsoon 2002 (during the first phase of the Arabian
Sea Monsoon Experiment (ARMEX)) include two approximately fortnight-long CTD time series. A barrier layer was observed occasionally
during the two time series. These ephemeral barrier layers were caused byin situ rainfall, and by advection of low-salinity (high-salinity) waters at the surface (below the surface mixed layer). These barrier
layers were advected away from the source region by the West India Coastal Current and had no discernible effect on the sea
surface temperature. The three high-salinity water masses, the Arabian Sea High Salinity Water (ASHSW), Persian Gulf Water
(PGW), and Red Sea Water (RSW), and the Arabian Sea Salinity Minimum also exhibited intermittency: they appeared and disappeared
during the time series. The concentration of the ASHSW, PGW, and RSW decreased equatorward, and that of the RSW also decreased
offshore. The observations suggest that the RSW is advected equatorward along the continental slope off the Indian west coast. |
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| Keywords: | Barrier layer time series Red Sea Water Persian Gulf Water water masses |
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