Hydrographic characterization of southeast Arabian Sea during the wane of southwest monsoon and spring intermonsoon

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Hydrographic characterization of southeast Arabian Sea during the wane of southwest monsoon and spring intermonsoon
K. G. Vimal Kumar , P. K. Dinesh Kumar, B.R. Smitha, H. Habeeb Rahman, Jacob Josia, K.R.Muraleedharan, V. N. Sanjeevan, C. T. Achuthankutty (ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT- May 2008)
Abstract

Seasonal variation of the hydrography along the southeast Arabian Sea is described using data collected onboard FORV Sagar Sampada in September–October 2003 (later phase of Southwest monsoon, SWM) and March–April 2004 (Spring inter monsoon, SIM). During the later phase of the SWM, upwelling was in the withdrawal phase and the frontal structure was clearer in the northern sections (13 and 15°N lat) indicating strong upwelling in the area. The driving force of upwelling is identified as the combination of alongshore wind stress and remote forcing with a latitudinal variability. Although a moreprominent upwelling was found in the north, a maximum surface Chlorophyll-a was found in the south (10°N). During the SIM, the area was characterized by oligotrophic water with relatively high Sea Surface Temperature (>29°C) and low salinity (33.8 to 35.4).