Author : Walter Düing
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis The Monsoon Regime of the Currents in the Indian Ocean by : Walter Düing
Download or read book The Monsoon Regime of the Currents in the Indian Ocean written by Walter Düing and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1970 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All hydrographic data collected during the International Indian Ocean Expedition from 1960 to 1965, and additional data from previous years, have been compiled at the University of Hawaii so that an atlas of the physical oceanography of the Indian Ocean can be prepared. The present investigation, which is based on these data, is limited to a discussion of the effects of the monsoonal winds on the surface circulation north of 20 degrees S. Although the accumulated data is the most comprehensive material on the Indian Ocean, it is still very heterogeneous; hence, it was necessary to apply statistical criteria in order to remove errors and variations that were introduced partly by nonsynoptic observations. The first part of this investigation presents the dynamic topographies of the sea surface for spring, early summer, late summer, fall, and winter. The second part presents a theoretical model in an attempt to interpret the peculiarities of the monsoonal circulation.