Interactions between the Somali Current eddies during the summer monsoon: insights from a numerical study

Akuetevi, C. Q. C.; Barnier, B.; Verron, J.; Molines, J.-M.; Lecointre, A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-12-185-2016

Articles | Volume 12, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-12-185-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-12-185-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 1

Research article

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01 Feb 2016

Research article |

| 01 Feb 2016

Interactions between the Somali Current eddies during the summer monsoon: insights from a numerical study

C. Q. C. Akuetevi, B. Barnier, J. Verron, J.-M. Molines, and A. Lecointre

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Final revised paper (published on 01 Feb 2016)
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RC C267: 'Review of manuscript : Interactions between the Somali Current eddies during the summer monsoon: insights from a numerical study, by C.Q.C. Akuetevi et al., Ocean Science Discussion, doi:10.5194/osd-12-735-2015', Anonymous Referee #1, 09 Jun 2015
- AC C1074: 'Answer to the review.', Bernard Barnier, 30 Oct 2015
RC C399: 'Interactive comment on “Interactions between the Somali Current eddies during the summer monsoon: insights from a numerical study” by C.Q.C. Akuetevi et al', Anonymous Referee #2, 10 Jul 2015
- AC C1075: 'Answer to the review', Bernard Barnier, 30 Oct 2015

Short summary

The NW Indian Ocean is the siege of two very intense anticyclonic eddies, the Great Whirl and the Southern Gyre, the rapid development of which makes their observation difficult. Model simulations propose an interaction scenario between the two eddies not described in observations up to now. When the summer monsoon intensifies, the Southern Gyre moves northward, collides with the Great Whirl and takes it place. The Great Whirl is pushed to the east of Socotra Island and forms the Socotra Eddy.