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Authors
Affiliations
1 Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organization, Ahmedabad 380 015, IN
2 National Institute of Ocean Technology, MOES, Chennai 600 100, IN
Source
Current Science, Vol 119, No 9 (2020), Pagination: 1510-1516
Abstract
Amphan, a category-5 tropical cyclone, originated over Bay of Bengal (BoB) and had a landfall in West Bengal, India on 20 May, causing havoc in the region. In this study, in-situ buoy and various satellite measurements are used to analyse the ocean condition before and after the storm, primarily from the air–sea interaction perspective. Widespread anomalous warming was observed in BoB before the event, due to high net surface insolation received by the ocean. The warm SST anomalies in the central BoB were coincident with anti-cyclonic warm core eddies, implying availability of higher oceanic heat content. Observations from BD13 buoy, close to the cyclone track showed heating of the overlying atmosphere due to this ocean warming. Strong surface cooling was observed after passage of the cyclone due to wind induced upper-ocean mixing that is stimulated by low stratification in BoB.
Keywords
Air–Sea Interaction, Oceanic Conditions, Satellite and In situ Observations, Tropical Cyclones.
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