Annual mean statistics of the surface fluxes of the tropical Indian Ocean

The computed long-term annual mean and intramonthly variances of air and sea surface temperature, wind stress, effective radiation at the surface, heat gain over the ocean and the total heat loss for the tropical Indian Ocean between 30 degrees N and 30 degrees S are presented. These estimates, whic...

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Published in:Boundary-layer meteorology 1990-05, Vol.51 (3), p.299-312
Main Authors: RAMESH KUMAR, M. R, GANGADHARA RAO, L. V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Physics of the oceans
Sea-air exchange processes
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Summary:The computed long-term annual mean and intramonthly variances of air and sea surface temperature, wind stress, effective radiation at the surface, heat gain over the ocean and the total heat loss for the tropical Indian Ocean between 30 degrees N and 30 degrees S are presented. These estimates, which are based on about one million weather reports for the period 1948-1972, indicate a mean annual meridional heat transport in agreement with previous estimates in direction though different in magnitude. The annual mean E-P chart shows that the Bay of Bengal region is highly conducive to large-scale convergence.
ISSN:0006-8314
1573-1472
DOI:10.1007/BF00122142