Supervisors info:
Σοφιανός Σαράντης, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Φυσικής, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Νάστος Παναγιώτης, Καθηγητής, ΕΚΠΑ
Φλώκα Έλενα, Καθηγήτρια, ΕΚΠΑ
Summary:
In this thesis, we consider an increase in wind speed over the wider region of Arabian seas, by conducting an experiment using a numerical ocean model (NEMO). The average annual response of the region was examined through the comparison between results of the experiment and the reference, as to different thermohaline and dynamical features, namely temperature, salinity and their surface values, sea surface height, latent heat flux and surface squared velocity. The region was divided into separate domains, selected by morphological and dynamical features. From basins of estuarine type (Red Sea, Arabian Gulf) and gulfs connecting them to the open ocean (Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman), to the Arabian Sea, we investigated the behavior of each basin of the Arabian seas, in order to conclude the possible driving mechanism(s) that seems to regulate their circulation. As a result, buoyancy fluxes seem to dominate in enclosed basins, while Ekman transport seems to be mainly responsible for the rest of the basins.
