Mesoscale variability in the Arabian Sea from HYCOM model results and observations: impact on the Persian Gulf Water path

L'Hégaret, P.; Duarte, R.; Carton, X.; Vic, C.; Ciani, D.; Baraille, R.; Corréard, S.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-11-667-2015

Articles | Volume 11, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-11-667-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-11-667-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 5

Research article

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02 Sep 2015

Research article |

| 02 Sep 2015

Mesoscale variability in the Arabian Sea from HYCOM model results and observations: impact on the Persian Gulf Water path

P. L'Hégaret, R. Duarte, X. Carton, C. Vic, D. Ciani, R. Baraille, and S. Corréard

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Final revised paper (published on 02 Sep 2015)
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RC C112: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #1, 15 Apr 2015
RC C135: 'Review of "Mesoscale variability in the Arabian Sea from HYCOM model results and observations: impact on the Persian Gulf Water path" by P. L’Hgaret et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 27 Apr 2015
EC C153: 'what will be required in a revised manuscript', Matthew Hecht, 07 May 2015
AC C223: 'Response to the Referees', Pierre L'Hégaret, 05 Jun 2015

Short summary

The Arabian Sea and Sea of Oman have a complex oceanic circulation, strongly influenced by the monsoons. The aim of this article is to describe the mesoscale processes that dominate the region, large eddies with a strong vertical influence, with their seasonal and interannual variability, from their formations, evolutions and interactions. Thus, an emphasis is placed on the highly saline Persian Gulf outflow in the Sea of Oman, and its interaction with the mesoscale circulation.