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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-13-1035-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-13-1035-2017
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07 Dec 2017
Research article |  | 07 Dec 2017

An undercurrent off the east coast of Sri Lanka

Arachaporn Anutaliya, Uwe Send, Julie L. McClean, Janet Sprintall, Luc Rainville, Craig M. Lee, S. U. Priyantha Jinadasa, Alan J. Wallcraft, and E. Joseph Metzger

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Observations and numerical models reveal the existence of the subsurface current in the opposite direction to the surface current off the Sri Lankan east coast. The undercurrent (200–1000 m layer) is most pronounced during the boreal spring and summer and transports more mass than the surface layer (0–200 m). Although the undercurrent is potentially a pathway of salt exchange between the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, the data and models suggest little salt transport by the undercurrent.