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e/pocean The monsoon circulation of the Indian Ocean
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| Author | Julian P. Mccreary Jr., B. Friedrich A. Schott, A. |
| Abstract | In this paper, we review observations, theory and model results on the monsoon circulation of the Indian Ocean. We begin with a general overview, discussing wind-stress forcing fields and their anomalies, climatological distributions of stratification, mixed-layer depths, altimetric sea-level distributions, and seasonal circulation patterns (Section 2). The three main monsoon circulation sections deal with the equatorial regime (Section 3), the Somali Current and western Arabian Sea (Section 4), and the Bay of Bengal, seasonally reversing monsoon currents south of India and Sri Lanka, and the eastern and central Arabian Sea (Section 5). For the equatorial regime, we discuss equatorial jets and undercurrents, their interactions with the eastern and western boundaries, and intraseasonal and vertically propagating signals. In the Somali Current section, we describe the ocean’s responses to the summer and winter monsoon winds, and outline the modelling efforts that have been carried out to understand them. In the Bay of Bengal section, we present observational and modeling evidence showing the importance of remote forcing from the east, which to a large extent originates along the equator. In the following three sections, we review the southern-hemisphere subtropical regime and its associated boundary currents (Section 6), the Indonesian Throughflow (Section 7), the Red Sea and Persian Gulf circulations (Section 8), and discuss aspects of their interactions with other Indian-Ocean circulations. Next, we describe the Indian Ocean’s deep and shallow meridional overturning cells (Section 9). Model results show large |
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| Subject Keyword | Indian-ocean Circulation Main Monsoon Circulation Section Deal Monsoon Circulation Climatological Distribution Central Arabian Sea Western Boundary Propagating Signal Persian Gulf Circulation Discus Aspect Bengal Section Southern-hemisphere Subtropical Regime Winter Monsoon Wind Somali Current Section Somali Current Associated Boundary Current Mixed-layer Depth Equatorial Regime Monsoon Current South Indonesian Throughflow Indian Ocean Sri Lanka Altimetric Sea-level Distribution Western Arabian Sea Red Sea Equatorial Jet Ocean Response Large Extent Originates General Overview Model Result Seasonal Circulation Pattern Shallow Meridional Overturning Cell Modelling Effort Wind-stress Forcing Field Indian Ocean Deep |
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