Sengupta, Debasis and Bharathraj, GN and Shenoi, SSC (2006) Surface freshwater from Bay of Bengal runoff and Indonesian Throughflow in the Tropical Indian Ocean. In: Geophysical Research Letters, 33 (22).
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According to recent estimates, the annual total continental runoff into the Bay of Bengal (BoB) is about 2950 km 3, which is more than half that into the entire tropical Indian Ocean (IO). Here we use climatological observations to trace the seasonal pathways of near surface freshwater from BoB runoff and Indonesian Throughflow (ITF) by removing the net contribution from precipitation minus evaporation. North of 20 degrees S, the amount of freshwater from BoB runoff and ITF changes with season in a manner consistent with surface currents from drifters. BoB runoff reaches remote regions of the Arabian Sea; it also crosses the equator in the east to join the ITF. This freshwater subsequently flows west across the southern tropical IO in the South Equatorial Current.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Publication: | Geophysical Research Letters |
| Publisher: | American Geophysical Union |
| Additional Information: | Copyright of this article belongs to American Geophysical Union. |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Mechanical Sciences > Centre for Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Sep 2010 04:51 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Feb 2019 05:15 |
| URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/30718 |
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