Boundary Current Transport Observations in Relation to the MISO mechanism: Extended Operational Phase
Abstract
Monsoonal intra-seasonal oscillations (MISOs) in the Bay of Bengal (BoB) are thought to rely on feedback between ocean and the atmos"phere. This air-sea interaction is amplified by the existence of ""barrier layers"" in the BoB, a term that refers to shallow surface"" mixed-layers which are separated from the deeper water by a strong vertical salinity gradient. With a shallow mixed layer, any air-""sea fluxes of heat result in stronger-than -usual changes in the sea surface temperature, because the fluxes are concentrated into t""he thin layer alone. The salinity gadients themselves are the result of strong fresh water imput, via rain and rive run-off, into th""e surface layers of the BoB. Hence the hypothesis is that to understand MISO dynamics in the BoB, one has to understand and monitor" the near-surface fresh water budget.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 07, 2017
- Source ID
- N000141712655
Entities
People
- Uwe Send
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of California, San Diego