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Vinayachandran P. N., Shankar D., Kurian J., Durand Fabien, Shenoi S. S. C. (2007). Arabian Sea mini warm pool and the monsoon onset vortex. Current Science, 93 (2), p. 203-214. ISSN 0011-3891.

Titre du document
Arabian Sea mini warm pool and the monsoon onset vortex
Année de publication
2007
Type de document
Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000250328600025
Auteurs
Vinayachandran P. N., Shankar D., Kurian J., Durand Fabien, Shenoi S. S. C.
Source
Current Science, 2007, 93 (2), p. 203-214 ISSN 0011-3891
Warm pools - regions with sea surface temperature (SST) in excess of 28 degrees C - in the ocean occupy a special place in tropical climate owing to their impact on tropical convection. The southeastern Arabian Sea presents SST in excess of 30 degrees C for two to three months preceding the onset of the summer (southwest) monsoon over India. Recently, several attempts have been made to understand the processes that cause such high SSTs in the region. The literature is also strewn with observations and modelling of a 'monsoon onset vortex' forming over the warm pool. This paper is a review of our current understanding of the Arabian Sea mini warm pool and its possible role in the formation of the monsoon onset vortex.
Plan de classement
Sciences du milieu [021] ; Limnologie physique / Océanographie physique [032]
Identifiant IRD
PAR00002040
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