@article{fdi:010087571,
  title = {{C}haracterizing near-surface salinity variability in the northern {B}ay of {B}engal and its potential drivers during extreme freshening years of the 2011-2019 period},
  author = {{P}rasad, {C}. {A}. and {J}oseph, {K}. {J}. and {N}avaneeth, {K}. {N}. and {M}athew, {M}. {V}. and {P}apa, {F}abrice and {R}ohith, {B}. and {V}enkatesan, {R}. and {L}atha, {G}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{N}orthern {B}ay of {B}engal ({B}o{B}) receives a significant amount of freshwater, from precipitation and river discharge, which makes it comparatively low saline, specifically during {A}ugust/{S}eptember. {H}owever, the factors that determine the dispersal of this freshwater within the {B}o{B} remain relatively less addressed. {A}nalysis of the near-surface salinity data from a moored buoy located in the northern {B}o{B} during 2011-2019 supplemented with satellite and model data showed prominent interannual variability viz. time of occurrence, persistence and magnitude of freshening. {T}he surface salinity exhibit significant lowering during 2011, 2015 and 2017 with unique prolonged freshening in 2017. {T}he offshore advection of low salinity water is initiated with sustained low wind stress further favoured by existing surface circulation and mesoscale eddies contributing to the unique characteristics. {I}n addition, the maximum freshening observed in 2011 coincides with positive {I}ndian {O}cean {D}ipole event, whereas that of the prolonged freshening in 2017 is favored with anomalously low wind stress.},
  keywords = {{S}alinity ; {OMNI} ; {N}orthern {B}ay of {B}engal ; {M}esoscale eddies ; {W}ind stress ; {GOLFE} {DU} {BENGALE} ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{D}ynamics of {A}tmospheres and {O}ceans},
  volume = {102},
  numero = {},
  pages = {101357 [14 p.]},
  ISSN = {0377-0265},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2023.101357},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010087571},
}