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dc.contributor.authorShankar, D.
dc.contributor.authorShetye, S.R.
dc.date.accessioned2006-03-23T05:02:49Z
dc.date.available2006-03-23T05:02:49Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.identifier.citationGeophysical Research Letters, vol. 28(4), 563-565.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/19
dc.description.abstractLevelling observations conducted during the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India (1858-1909) and subsequent observations showed that mean sea level along the coast of India is higher in the Bay of Bengal than in the Arabian Sea, the difference in sea level between Vishakhapatnam and Mumbai (Bombay) being about 30 cm. Using simulations with a 1.5-layer reduced-gravity model, we attribute this to the mean, large-scale wind-forced circulation (~60%) and the alongshore gradient in salinity (~40%). The former (latter) is a consequence of the distribution of wind stress (rainfall) because of the monsoon.
dc.description.sponsorshipDepartment of Ocean Development
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dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAmerical Geophysical Union
dc.rightsAn edited version of this paper was published by AGU. Copyright [2001] American Geophysical Union
dc.subjectGreat Trigonometrical Survey of India
dc.subjectMean Sea Level
dc.subjectMonsoon
dc.subjectIndian Ocean
dc.subjectCirculation
dc.subjectSalinity
dc.titleWhy is mean sea level along the Indian coast higher in the Bay of Bengal than in the Arabian Sea?
dc.typeJournal Article


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