scholarly journals Seasonality of the Somali Current/Undercurrent System

2021 ◽  
pp. 104953
Author(s):  
Nan Zang ◽  
Janet Sprintall ◽  
Rémi Ienny ◽  
Fan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Somali Current

scholarly journals Summer monsoon response of the Northern Somali Current, 1995

1997 ◽  
Vol 24 (21) ◽  
pp. 2565-2568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Friedrich Schott ◽  
Jürgen Fischer ◽  
Ulf Garternicht ◽  
Detlef Quadfasel
Keyword(s):  
Summer Monsoon ◽  
Somali Current

scholarly journals Wind-Driven Cross-Equatorial Flow in the Indian Ocean

2012 ◽  
Vol 42 (12) ◽  
pp. 2234-2253 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Dolores Pérez-Hernández ◽  
Alonso Hernández-Guerra ◽  
Terrence M. Joyce ◽  
Pedro Vélez-Belchí
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
World Ocean ◽  
Equatorial Indian Ocean ◽  
Argo Data ◽  
Geostrophic Balance ◽  
The North ◽  
Steady State Model ◽  
Salinity Data ◽  
Somali Current ◽  
World Ocean Atlas

Abstract Meridional velocity, mass, and heat transport in the equatorial oceans are difficult to estimate because of the nonapplicability of the geostrophic balance. For this purpose a steady-state model is utilized in the equatorial Indian Ocean using NCEP wind stress and temperature and salinity data from the World Ocean Atlas 2005 (WOA05) and Argo. The results show a Somali Current flowing to the south during the winter monsoon carrying −11.5 ± 1.3 Sv (1 Sv ≡ 106 m3 s−1) and −12.3 ± 0.3 Sv from WOA05 and Argo, respectively. In the summer monsoon the Somali Current reverses to the north transporting 16.8 ± 1.2 Sv and 19.8 ± 0.6 Sv in the WOA05 and Argo results. Transitional periods are considered together and in consequence, there is not a clear Somali Current present in this period. Model results fit with in situ measurements made around the region, although Argo data results are quite more realistic than WOA05 data results.

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