@article{fdi:010054191,
  title = {{I}mpact of {G}anges-{B}rahmaputra interannual discharge variations on {B}ay of {B}engal salinity and temperature during 1992-1999 period},
  author = {{D}urand, {F}abien and {P}apa, {F}abrice and {R}ahman, {A}. and {B}ala, {S}. {K}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his study investigates the impact of monthly {G}anges-{B}rahmaputra river discharge variations on {B}ay of {B}engal salinity and temperature during the period 1992-1999. {T}he {G}anges-{B}rahmaputra river discharge is characterized by a well-defined seasonal cycle with strong interannual variations. {T}he highest/lowest yearly peak discharge occurs in summer 1998/summer 1992, with 1998 value amounting to twice that of 1992. {T}his river discharge is then used to force an ocean general circulation model. {O}ur main result is that the impact of these rivers on the variability of {B}ay of {B}engal sea surface salinity is strong in the northern part, with excess run-off forcing fresh anomalies, and vice versa. {M}ost of the years, the influence of the interannual variability of river discharge on the {B}ay salinity does not extend south of similar to 10 degrees {N}. {T}his stands in contrast with the available observations and is probably linked to the relatively coarse resolution of our model. {H}owever, the extreme discharge anomaly of 1998 is exported through the southern boundary of the {B}ay and penetrates the south-eastern {A}rabian {S}ea a few months after the discharge peak. {I}n response to the discharge anomalies, the model simulates significant mixed-layer temperature anomalies in the northern {B}ay of {B}engal. {T}his has the potential to influence the climate of the area. {F}rom our conclusions, it appears necessary to use a numerical model with higher resolution (both on the horizontal and vertical) to quantitatively investigate the upper {B}ay of {B}engal salinity structure.},
  keywords = {{B}ay of {B}engal ; salinity ; run-off ; {G}anges ; {B}rahmaputra ; oceanography ; modelling},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {E}arth {S}ystem {S}cience},
  volume = {120},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {859--872},
  ISSN = {0253-4126},
  year = {2011},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010054191},
}