Numerical modelling of coastal upwelling in the Bay of Bengal

A baroclinic numerical model is applied to evolve thermal structure near the coast. The driving mechanism consists of wind-stress forcing representative of that applied during pre-monsoon (May), monsoon (July), and post-monsoon (November) seasons. During the monsoon season, a large quantity of fresh...

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Published in:Environment international 1995, Vol.21 (5), p.667-670
Main Authors: Rao, A.D., Dube, S.K., Sinha, P.C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dynamics of the ocean (upper and deep oceans)
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Marine
Physics of the oceans
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Summary:A baroclinic numerical model is applied to evolve thermal structure near the coast. The driving mechanism consists of wind-stress forcing representative of that applied during pre-monsoon (May), monsoon (July), and post-monsoon (November) seasons. During the monsoon season, a large quantity of fresh water is expected to be discharged from the Hooghli and Mahanadi rivers. Therefore, the simulations are carried out for July with a combination of wind stress and northern boundary forcing. The simulations show that the May winds are favourable for upwelling processes off Visakhapatnam. The upwelling off Visakhapatnam expected in July in the presence of southwesterly surface wind stress forcing is suppressed by the northern fresh water discharge and replaced by local sinking. The simulations for November indicate that the winds are favourable only for downwelling off Visakhapatnam.
ISSN:0160-4120
1873-6750
DOI:10.1016/0160-4120(95)00077-X