Hydrography and circulation of the Bay of Bengal during withdrawal phase of the southwest monsoon

Oceanologica Acta

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 453-471

  Sarma, Y V B ^a   Rama Rao, E P ^a   Saji, P K ^a   Sarma, V V S S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Bay of Bengal; Circulation; Hydrography; Monsoon; Watermass

Indexed keywords

HYDROGRAPHY; MONSOON; OCEANIC CIRCULATION;

BAY OF BENGAL;

EID: 0033197615     PISSN: 03991784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-1784(00)87680-X     Document Type: Article

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