LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Arabian Sea: Indian Ocean
built 646 days ago
Abstract : The evolution of the upper ocean in the strong seasonally forced Arabian sea, as observed by a mooring deployed from 1994 to 1995, is investigated using the Naval Research Laboratory Layered Ocean Model (NLOM). Model simulations were sensitive to the choice of surface wind products used for forcing, and results are reported for simulations forced by monthly mean climatologies and 12-hourly 1994-95 wind products from two operational atmospheric forecast models, the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF) model and the Navy Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System (NOGAPS) model of the Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC). The NLOM yields the best prediction of sea surface temperature (SST) and mixed layer depth (MLD) when using FNMOC forcing. Surface cooling is found to be responsible for the seasonal SST minimum during the northeast (NE) monsoon. Heat advection is found to be important for supporting the surface cooling during the second half of the NE monsoon. Strong entrainment and appreciable advective cooling are responsible for the SST minimum of the southwest (5W) monsoon.
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The Arabian Sea is the part of the Indian Ocean between the Arabian Peninsula and India. In the northwest it connects to the Gulf of Oman which in turn connects to the Persian Gulf.
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Located between the Indian and Arabian peninsulas in the northwestern section of the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Sea forms part of the major trade route between India and the countries of Europe. It is ... bounded on the north by Pakistan and Iran, and on the west by the Horn of Africa.
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Dileep Kumar, M., A. Rajendran, K. Somasundar, V. Ittekkot, and B. N. Desai, Processes controlling carbon components in the Arabian Sea, in Oceanography of the Indian Ocean, edited by B. N. Desai, pp. 313-325, Oxford and IBH Publishing Co., New Delhi, 1992.
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Cochin, the Hi-Tech city of Kerala is situated on the shores of Arabian Sea. The "Queen of Arabian Sea" is well-known for her novelty as well as picturesque landscapes. Fort Queen hotel is situated near Fort Cochin, a beautiful fishing village that became the first European Township in India with Anglo, Dutch and Portuguese influences. Mattanchery with its magical aroma of Exotic spices, Antiques, Indian handicrafts, the Jewish Synagogue etc. is just 2 kms away.
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Ocean trade routes have crossed the Arabian Sea since ancient times, linking the Near East with East Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and China. Historically, sailors in a type of ship called a dhow used the seasonal monsoon winds to cross the water. The sea forms part of the chief shipping route between Europe and India via the Suez Canal, which links the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea.
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