Babu,C A; Asha, Philip S; Hareeshkumar, P V(www.elsevier.com/, August 15, 2013)
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Abstract:
The study mainly intends to investigate the meteorological aspects associated with the formation of mud
banks along southwest coast of India. During the formation of mud bank, the prominent monsoon
organized convection is located in the equatorial region and relatively low clouding over Indian
mainland. The wind core of the low level jet stream passes through the monsoon organized convection.
When the monsoon organized convection is in the equatorial region, the low level wind over the
southwest coast of India is parallel to the coastline and toward south. This wind along the coast gives rise
to Ekman mass transport away from the coastline and subsequently formation of mud bank, if the high
wind stress persists continuously for three or more days. As a result of the increased alongshore wind
stress, the coastal upwelling increases. An increase in chlorophyll-a concentration and total chlorophyll
can also be seen associated with mudbank formation