High-resolution operational ocean forecast and reanalysis system for the Indian ocean

PA Francis, AK Jithin, JB Effy… - Bulletin of the …, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
A good understanding of the general circulation features of the oceans, particularly of the
coastal waters, and ability to predict the key oceanographic parameters with good accuracy …

Structure and dynamics of undercurrents in the western boundary current of the Bay of Bengal

PA Francis, AK Jithin, A Chatterjee, A Mukherjee… - Ocean Dynamics, 2020 - Springer
The structure and variability of undercurrents in the East India Coastal Current (EICC), which
is the western boundary current system in the Bay of Bengal (BoB), and the mechanisms of …

Role of internal tide mixing in keeping the deep Andaman Sea warmer than the Bay of Bengal

AK Jithin, PA Francis - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Vertical profiles of temperature obtained from various hydrographic datasets show that deep
waters (below 1,200 m) in the Andaman Sea are warmer (about 2° C) than that of the Bay of …

Role of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in eddy formation along western boundary of the Bay of Bengal

A Mukherjee, A Chatterjee, PA Francis - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Eddies along western boundary of the Bay of Bengal (WBoB) play an important role in
regulating regional climate and marine productivity of the north Indian Ocean. In this paper …

Modeling of internal tides in the western Bay of Bengal: Characteristics and energetics

AK Jithin, PA Francis, AS Unnikrishnan… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Generation and propagation of internal tides in the western Bay of Bengal (BoB) are
investigated using observations from Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers and simulations …

Energetics and spatio-temporal variability of semidiurnal internal tides in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea

AK Jithin, PA Francis, AS Unnikrishnan… - Progress in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Energetics of semidiurnal barotropic and internal tides in the Bay of Bengal (BoB) and
Andaman Sea (AS) are studied using the simulations from a high-resolution ocean general …

Formation of an intrathermocline eddy triggered by the coastal‐trapped wave in the northern Bay of Bengal

AK Jithin, PA Francis - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The present study investigates the characteristics and mechanism of intrathermocline eddy
(ITE) formation in the northern Bay of Bengal (BoB) using observations from Research …

Intensification of tidally generated internal waves in the north-central Bay of Bengal

AK Jithin, MP Subeesh, PA Francis… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Flow of barotropic tidal currents over topographic features, such as continental slopes and
submarine ridges, generates internal gravity waves at tidal periods known as internal tides …

Observed oceanic response to Tropical Cyclone Amphan (2020) from a subsurface mooring in the Bay of Bengal

Y Peng, D Tian, F Zhou, H Zhang, X Ma, D Zeng… - Progress in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Upper ocean responses to the super Tropical Cyclone (TC) Amphan and modulation of
energy dissipation by internal tides were investigated using in situ observations from a …

Growth and decay of high-biomass algal bloom in the northern Arabian Sea

AA Lotliker, SK Baliarsingh, A Samanta… - Journal of the Indian …, 2020 - Springer
The annual episodes of high-biomass algal bloom are a known phenomenon in the northern
Arabian Sea. In the present study, we demonstrate growth and decay of bloom using long …