Physics
Scientific paper
Apr 2005
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005georl..3207703m&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 32, Issue 7, CiteID L07703
Physics
23
Oceanography: Physical: Air/Sea Interactions (0312, 3339), Oceanography: Physical: Upper Ocean And Mixed Layer Processes, Oceanography: General: Numerical Modeling (0545, 0560)
Scientific paper
In the present study, we use a coupled model to evaluate the effect of shallow salinity stratification on the sea surface temperature (SST) and on the monsoon onset in the southeastern Arabian Sea (SEAS). A 100-year control experiment shows that the coupled model reproduces the main climatic features in this region in terms of SST, precipitation and barrier layer (BL). A 100-year sensitivity experiment (where BL effects have been suppressed in the SEAS) shows that BL enhances the spring SST warming by 0.5°C, and leads to a statistically significant increase of precipitation in May (3 mm/day) linked to an early (10 to 15 days) monsoon onset. This suggests that the BL extent may be a useful predictor of the summer monsoon onset in the area with a two-month lead-time. However the effect above is mostly concentrated in the SEAS, and there is no significant impact over continental India.
Behera Swadhin
Delecluse Pascale
Durand Fabien
Gualdi Stanislao
Guilyardi Eric
No associations
LandOfFree
Impact of barrier layer on winter-spring variability of the southeastern Arabian Sea does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with Impact of barrier layer on winter-spring variability of the southeastern Arabian Sea, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Impact of barrier layer on winter-spring variability of the southeastern Arabian Sea will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-971894