Typical Surface Seasonal Circulation in the Indian Ocean Derived from Argos Floats

Autor:	Zhang Yu-Hong, LI Jia-Xun, Zhuang Wei, Zheng Shaojun, Du Yan
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Shore Atmospheric Science geography geography.geographical_feature_category Circumpolar star Seasonality Oceanography Monsoon medicine.disease Current (stream) Indian ocean Circulation (fluid dynamics) Return current Climatology medicine Geology
Zdroj:	Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters. 5:329-333
ISSN:	2376-6123 1674-2834
Popis:	This study investigates the surface circulation in the Indian Ocean using Argos float data over the period 1979–2011. The Argos observations manifest some new phenomena. The climatological annual mean circulation shows that the surface current becomes much stronger after turning around in shore in the western Indian Ocean. In the tropical Indian Ocean, the Great Whirl (GW) to the east of Somalia develops quickly in spring (April-May) as the monsoon reverses to move northward, becoming strongest in summer (June–September) and disappearing in autumn (October-November). The west end of the Agulhas retroflection can reach 18°E, and it exhibits a seasonal variation. At approximately 90°E, the Agulhas Return Current combines with the eastward South Atlantic Current and finally joins the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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