Dynamics of Boundary Currents and Marginal Seas
Abstract
Research during the past year has been focused on observational studies of the exchange between the northwestern Indian Ocean and its bordering marginal seas: the Red Sea and the Arabian (Persian) Gulf. Extensive time series observations collected between May 1995 and November 1996 in the Bab el Mandeb Strait at the entrance to the Red Sea, in collaboration with Dr. Steve Murray of LSU, were analyzed to determine the annual cycle of water exchange through the strait and the dynamics of seasonal and synoptic scale variations in the Strait flow. Time series observations were also collected in the Strait of Hormuz from December 1996 to March 1997 to obtain a first direct measurement of the annual variation in deep outflow from the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA540084
Entities
People
- William E. Johns
Organizations
- Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science