Oceanographic Features of the East and South-East Indian Ocean for June 1983.
Abstract
During the period late May to late June 1983 two research vessels and seven ships of opportunity transited sections of the south-east and east Indian Ocean. Expendable bathy thermographs were deployed and several Nansen stations occupied, providing a rare occasion of wide-spread quasisynoptic data coverage for the area. Satellite imagery is available from two sources and three satellite tracked drifting buoys were in the area. Data are used to form a broad scale description of oceanographic conditions for the period, with more detailed analysis possible in the area north-west of Australia. Comparisons are made with data from the Indian Ocean Expedition of early 1960s and other sources. The relation of surface thermal patterns to circulation is examined.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA186948
Entities
People
- L. J. Hamilton