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- Title
Winter Thermohaline Features along 10 °N in the Bay of Bengal.
- Authors
Fernandez, Dominic Ricky; Balaji, Suganth; Kumar, T. Pradeep; Sanilkumar, K. V.
- Abstract
To commemorate the contributions made by Indian Naval Ship (INS) Kistna during the first International Indian Ocean Expedition programme a scientific cruise was planned in the Bay of Bengal during November 2017 onboard INS Sagardhwani. The objective was to study the thermohaline properties along 10 °N in the Bay of Bengal and understand the sound channel characteristics in the region. A fresh water cap of ~20 m thickness was noticed in the top layers of the Bay of Bengal occupying the region extending from 83 °E - 93 °E. A prominent anti-cyclonic eddy was noticed around 10 °N centered between 90 °E and 93 °E, a negative sea level (west of 90 °E) co-existed with a positive sea level anomaly to its east along the observational tracks along 10 °N. The climatological temperature and salinity sections also showed the same features as observed along the transect. The study also sheds light on the deep sound channel characteristics along 10 °N.
- Subjects
BAY of Bengal; FRESH water; SEAWATER salinity; SEA level; HYDROGRAPHY
- Publication
Defence Science Journal, 2019, Vol 69, Issue 2, p115
- ISSN
0011-748X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14429/dsj.69.14222