Impact of temperature inversions on SST evolution in the South-Eastern Arabian sea during the pre-summer monsoon season

Durand, F. ; Shetye, S. R. ; Vialard, J. ; Shankar, D. ; Shenoi, S. S. C. ; Ethe, C. ; Madec, G. (2004) Impact of temperature inversions on SST evolution in the South-Eastern Arabian sea during the pre-summer monsoon season Geophysical Research Letters, 31 . L01305_1-L01305_4. ISSN 0094-8276

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Official URL: http://www.agu.org/journals/ABS/2004/2003GL018906....

Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2003GL018906

Abstract

Temperature inversions are known to occur in the near-surface ocean regime where salinity stratification is large enough to influence the density field. However, they have not been known as features that alter near-surface processes significantly to influence the sea surface temperature (SST). From the analysis of new observed datasets as well as of state-of-the-art numerical model outputs, this paper shows that heat trapped within a temperature inversion makes significant contribution to warming of the SST in the South-Eastern Arabian Sea during the pre-southwest monsoon season.

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