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CONTINENTAL SHELF RESEARCH
Volume 231, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2021.104594
Keywords
Quasi-biweekly oscillation; Sea level; Tropical cyclones; Propagation; Coastal-trapped waves; Bay of Bengal
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- INCOIS O-MASCOT project, India
- INCOIS-NODC, India
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This study investigates the variability and sources of Quasi-Biweekly oscillation in coastal sea level along the western boundary of the Bay of Bengal. The study revealed that the strong QB winds found in the northern BoB are one of the forcing factors that excite QB oscillation in sea level in the western BoB. Further analysis using numerical simulations shows that the QB sea level propagating from the equatorial Indian Ocean and QB oscillation generated by strong winds associated with the tropical cyclones formed in the BoB also contribute to QB coastal sea-level fluctuations in this region.
This study investigates the variability and sources of Quasi-Biweekly (QB) oscillation (10-20 days) in coastal sea level along the western boundary of the Bay of Bengal (BoB) using tide-gauge data and simulations from a very high-resolution regional model. Observations show most significant spectral energy in the QB band (similar to 12 days) exists in the northernmost location (Paradeep) with an amplitude of about 5-10 cm in sea level and energy in this band decreases equatorward along the coast. The QB oscillations in sea level contribute up to 16%-36% of the total subtidal sea-level variability in the western BoB and these oscillations are more pronounced during June-November. It is observed that sea-level oscillations in the QB band propagate equatorward along the east coast of India as coastal-trapped waves with a phase speed of about 2-4 ms(-1) and this speed is consistent with the theoretical estimates. Our study revealed that the strong QB winds found in the northern BoB are one of the forcing factors that excite QB oscillation in sea level in the western BoB. Further analysis using numerical simulations shows that the QB sea level propagating from the equatorial Indian Ocean and QB oscillation generated by strong winds associated with the tropical cyclones formed in the BoB also contribute to QB coastal sea-level fluctuations in this region.
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