@article{fdi:010061400, title = {{O}rigins of wind-driven intraseasonal sea level variations in the {N}orth {I}ndian {O}cean coastal waveguide}, author = {{S}uresh, {I}. and {V}ialard, {J}{\'e}r{\^o}me and {L}engaigne, {M}atthieu and {H}an, {W}. and {M}c{C}reary, {J}. and {D}urand, {F}abien and {M}uraleedharan, {P}. {M}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n this paper, we show that a linear, continuously stratified ocean model reproduces observed wind-driven intraseasonal sea level variability in the coastal waveguide of the {N}orthern {I}ndian {O}cean ({NIO}). {S}ensitivity experiments with intraseasonal wind forcing selectively applied in the equatorial region, {B}ay of {B}engal, and {A}rabian {S}ea show that a large part of the basin-scale sea level variations are driven by zonal wind fluctuations along the equator. {W}ithin the {NIO} coastal waveguide, the contribution of remote equatorial forcing decreases from similar to 80-90% in the {A}ndaman {S}ea to similar to 50% northeast of {S}ri {L}anka and then increases to similar to 60-70% along the west coast of {I}ndia. {D}uring the southwest monsoon, intraseasonal wind variations become stronger over the {NIO}, resulting in a larger contribution of local wind forcing to sea level variability along the west (up to 60%) and east (up to 40%) coasts of {I}ndia.}, keywords = {northern {I}ndian {O}cean ; intraseasonal sea level variability ; equatorial waveguide ; coastal waveguide ; local and remote forcing ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN} ; {ZONE} {EQUATORIALE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{G}eophysical {R}esearch {L}etters}, volume = {40}, numero = {21}, pages = {5740--5744}, ISSN = {0094-8276}, year = {2013}, DOI = {10.1002/2013gl058312}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061400}, }