Physics
Scientific paper
Jun 2002
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002georl..29k..16l&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 29, Issue 11, pp. 16-1, CiteID 1521, DOI 10.1029/2001GL014148
Physics
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Meteorology And Atmospheric Dynamics: Remote Sensing, Oceanography: Physical: Air/Sea Interactions (0312), Oceanography: Physical: Upper Ocean Processes
Scientific paper
We report on sea surface temperature (SST) cooling in the Gulf of Oman during winter monsoon 1993 using evidence from the advanced very high resolution radiometer (AVHRR). A combination of the AVHRR SST and scatterometer-based momentum and heat fluxes is used to discuss the SST-cooling mechanism. Cold SST evolves in the gulf during an intense outbreak of wintertime winds. The turbulence generated by these winds in the surface atmospheric boundary layer depletes large heat from the sea surface and cause 1-2°C SST cooling during January-March. Additionally, the alongshore component of the wind stress promotes Ekman dynamics and further enhances SST cooling along the periphery of the gulf.
Kawamura Hiroshi
Luis Alvarinho J.
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