PO43C:
From Monsoons to Mixing: Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Processes and Biogeochemical Response in the Indian Ocean I
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PO43C:
From Monsoons to Mixing: Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Processes and Biogeochemical Response in the Indian Ocean I
From Monsoons to Mixing: Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Processes and Biogeochemical Response in the Indian Ocean I
Session ID#: 7489
Session Description:
The Indian Ocean is a unique semi-enclosed ocean basin whose dynamics are forced by and coupled to the summer and winter South Asian Monsoons. The feedback between the ocean and atmosphere influences regional to global weather patterns and biological productivity, often with major societal impact. This session aims to synthesize our understanding of the role of the oceans on the South Asian Monsoons through observations, modeling, and theory. Topics of interest include upper ocean processes, air-sea interaction, boundary currents, planetary waves, freshwater dispersal, and mixing. We encourage presentations that characterize the upper ocean structure and identify key processes that set the lateral and vertical temperature-salinity distribution over a range of length and time scales. We also encourage presentations on how all of these physical processes impact bio-optical, biogeochemical and ecological responses, including fisheries and humans.
Primary Chair: Amit Tandon, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, School for Marine Science and Technology, New Bedford, United States
Chairs: Drew J. Lucas, University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, United States, Debasis Sengupta, Indian Institute of Science, Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Bangalore, India and Raleigh R Hood, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Horn Point Laboratory, Cambridge, United States
Moderators: Theresa Paluszkiewicz, Octopus Ocean Consulting LLC, Haymarket, VA, United States and Amala Mahadevan, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison: Hemantha W Wijesekera, Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States
Index Terms:
4227 Diurnal, seasonal, and annual cycles [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
4504 Air/sea interactions [OCEANOGRAPHY: PHYSICAL]
4568 Turbulence, diffusion, and mixing processes [OCEANOGRAPHY: PHYSICAL]
4572 Upper ocean and mixed layer processes [OCEANOGRAPHY: PHYSICAL]
Co-Sponsor(s):
- A - Air-sea Interactions and Upper Ocean Processes
- B - Biogeochemistry and Nutrients
- TE - Tropical and Equatorial Environments
- TP - Turbulent Processes
Abstracts Submitted to this Session:
A Time Series View of Surface Forcing and Upper Ocean Variability in the northern Bay of Bengal (89663)
Near-surface Stratification and Submesoscale Fronts in the north Bay of Bengal during Summer Monsoon of 2014 and 2015. (91130)
Ship-based Observations of a Salinity-dominated Density Front in the Bay of Bengal during August-September 2015 (91272)
Subduction and Restratification Along an Eddy Edge: The Role of Ekman Dynamics and Submesoscale Processes (91293)
Rapid Near-inertial Internal Wave Group Propagation Through the Transition Layer from Float and Glider Observations in the Bay of Bengal (90409)
Mixed Layer Heat and Fresh Water Balance in North Bay of Bengal (18N, 90E) Using a Seaglider and Mooring (92532)
Summer Monsoon winds and density fronts: Results from a submesoscale-permitting model (89973)
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