SST and Surface wind stress were negatively correlated. A fall in SST was associated with the increase of wind stress and vice versa.
Both SST and Cyclone heat potential (CHP) were in phase even on diurnal time scale.
The MLD is shallower (<40 m) due to intrusion of freshwater plume and the associated strong haline stratification.
Intraseasonal variation of sea surface height anomaly in the Bay of Bengal
during April-September, 1999
The distinct variation in the monthly sea surface height anomaly (SSHA) patterns observed from TOPEX/POSEIDON altimeter over the northern Bay in particular and the whole Bay in general during April-September periods of 1998 and 1999 emphasized the existence of the Intraseasonal Oscillation (ISO).
This ISO appeared to be related closely to the equatorial wave phenomenon and the ENSO events.
The range of SSHA was found to be about 40 cm (between -20 and +20 cm) in the northeastern Bay.
Thermohaline features in the South-Central Bay of Bengal during August
1999
P. Madhusoodanan and V.V. James, Naval and Physical Oceanographic Laboratory, Kochi
Analysis of thermohaline parameters collected from INS Sagar Dhwani along 13°N from 81° to 87°E during BOBMEX-99 indicated several mesoscale eddies of varying dimensions. The variations in oceanographic fields at the time series station (13°N, 87°E) in the central Bay of Bengal during the summer monsoon of 1999 were mostly dominated by remote forcing compared to local forcing. Intra-seasonal oscillations of 20-30 days played a role in the evolution of the Bay of Bengal Monsoon.
30. Role of salinity in the Bay of Bengal in the estimation of Mixed Layer Depth
Salinity played a role in the estimation of MLD only in the cases where temperature inversion existed.
In non-temperature inversion cases, temperature profiles could be conveniently used to compute MLD.