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Somali Current A Seasonal Western Boundary Current Presented by: Livia Montone

Somali Current A Seasonal Western Boundary Current Presented by: Livia Montone. Monsoon Wind Stress Fields from NCEP Climatology. T-S diagram of Indian Ocean Water Masses. (Schott et al., 2009). Ekman Forcing. ( Schott and McCreary, 2001 ). Ekman Pumping: w(0)= -curl (

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Somali Current A Seasonal Western Boundary Current Presented by: Livia Montone

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  1. Somali CurrentA Seasonal Western Boundary CurrentPresented by: Livia Montone

  2. Monsoon Wind Stress Fields from NCEP Climatology

  3. T-S diagram of Indian Ocean Water Masses (Schott et al., 2009)

  4. Ekman Forcing (Schott and McCreary, 2001) Ekman Pumping: w(0)= -curl (𝝉/𝝆f))

  5. Geostrophic Response

  6. Seasonal Surface Currents (Schott and McCreary, 2001) (Schott et al., 2009)

  7. Somali Current Flow Patterns X Strong upwelling event along 12oN during 29 August-1 September 1964 (Schott and McCreary, 2001)

  8. References • Schott, F.A., and J.P. McCreary (2001), The monsoon circulation of the Indian Ocean, Progress in Oceanography, 51, 1-123. • Schott, F.A., S.-P. Xie, and J.P. McCreary (2009), Indian Ocean circulation and climate variability. Rev. Geophys., 47, RG1002. • Shankar, D., P.N. Vinayachandran, A.S. Unnikrishnan (2002), The monsoon currents in the north Indian Ocean. Progress in Oceanography, 52, 63-120.

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