Temporal and Spatial Variability within the Arabian Sea from Autonomous Glider Observations
Abstract
Circulation in the Arabian Sea and northern Indian Ocean are strongly impacted by monsoon winds that reverse direction from northeasterly during the winter to southwesterly during summer, leading to a complete reversal of the regional circulation. As part of ONR s “Northern Arabian Sea Circulation--autonomous research (NASCar)” DRI, this proposal seeks to characterize the time-dependent structure and transport of major boundary currents in the northern and western Arabian Sea and to quantify the spatial and temporal scales of variability in the region. Observations collected by autonomous underwater gliders deployed for both regional surveys and focused process studies will be analyzed to achieve these goals.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Aug 12, 2016
- Source ID
- N000141512632
Entities
People
- Robert E. Todd
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution