westernArabianSea during the southwest monsoon. Socotra Island lies at 12N, 54E, northeast of Somalia. (a) TMI SST (shading in C) and SSH (contours in cm); (b) SST (contours), QuikSCAT wind stress vectors (N m −2 ) and Ekman pumping velocity (shading in 10 −5 ms −1 ); (c) Ekman pumping velocity (shading) and SSH (contours), averaged for 15 Jul–15 Aug, 1999–… Satellite-observed covariability of SST and wind speed over the Great Whirl region of the …
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