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 …

Reflection of K1 Internal Tides at the Continental Slope in the Northern South China Sea

S Wang, A Cao, Q Li, X Chen - Journal of Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Reflection of the K1 internal tides (ITs) in the northern South China Sea (SCS) is
investigated using a high‐resolution three‐dimensional numerical model. The simulated …

Numerical simulations of internal tide dynamics in a steep submarine canyon

E Masunaga, MH Alford, AJ Lucas… - Journal of Physical …, 2023 - journals.ametsoc.org
This study investigates three-dimensional semidiurnal internal tide (IT) energetics in the
vicinity of La Jolla Canyon, a steep shelf submarine canyon off the Southern California …

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 …

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 …

Generation, propagation and dissipation of internal tides on the continental shelf and slope off the west coast of India

MP Subeesh, AS Unnikrishnan, PA Francis - Continental Shelf Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study focuses on the dynamics of M 2 internal tides on the shelf and slope off
the west coast of India (WCI) using a high-resolution (1/48∘) numerical ocean circulation …

Semidiurnal Internal Tides in a Shelf Sea South of Japan: Characteristics, Energetics, and Temporal variations

S Wang, X Guo, A Morimoto, A Cao, E Tsutsumi… - Progress in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Tidal mixing in a shelf sea south of Japan (Bungo Channel) plays an important role in
modulating the water exchange between the Seto Inland Sea and Pacific Ocean. In this …