A 3-DIMENSIONAL BAROTROPIC WIND-INDUCED CIRCULATION MODEL FOR THE BAYOF BENGAL

Authors
DUBE SK RAO AD SINHA PC JAIN I
Citation
Sk. Dube et al., A 3-DIMENSIONAL BAROTROPIC WIND-INDUCED CIRCULATION MODEL FOR THE BAYOF BENGAL, Indian journal of marine sciences, 26(2), 1997, pp. 111-118
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Oceanografhy
Journal title
Indian journal of marine sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
03795136
Volume
26
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
111 - 118
Database
ISI
SICI code
0379-5136(1997)26:2<111:A3BWCM>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
A 3-dimensional numerical model has been developed to carry out simula tions of the wind induced circulation in the Bay of Bengal, based upon the turbulence energy closure scheme(1). Model domain is forced by th e mean monthly wind stress forcing derived from the 30 years (1950-79) of Comprehensive Oceanographic Atmospheric Data Sets(COADS). Many of the observed features of wind-driven circulation in the Bay of Bengal are reproduced by this model. Locations of upwelling and downwelling i n the Bay of Bengal are also simulated.