Coastal Processes

We study coastal circulation processes and ocean currents along the Indian coast. Their impact is also studied in detail. We use High Frequency (HF) radar data, and process them to obtain high-quality information in temporal and spatial scales.

Tide-current-eddy interaction: A seasonal study using high frequency radar observations along the western Bay of Bengal near 16°N

The seasonally reversing boundary currents along the western Bay of Bengal (BoB) provide a background for studying the rich and complex relationship between tidally-driven currents, mean current structure and mesoscale eddies. A year-long high-resolution surface current data set from high-frequency radars (HFR) during 2015 along the Andhra Pradesh coast (near 82°E, 16°N) has been utilized to investigate the interaction of tidal currents with bathymetry and eddies during three seasons: January, March–April and November–December.

Mandal, S., Sil, S., & Gangopadhyay, A. (2019). Tide-current-eddy interaction: A seasonal study using high frequency radar observations along the western Bay of Bengal near 16°N. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 106523.

Seasonal and Tidal Variability of Surface Currents in the Western Andaman Sea Using HF Radars and Buoy Observations During 2016-2017

The characteristics of surface currents during November 2016-October 2017 are studied using observations from the high-frequency radars (HFRs) and a moored buoy (BD12) along the western Andaman Sea (WAnS).

S. Mandal, S. Sil, A. Gangopadhyay, B. K. Jena, R. Venkatesan and G. Gawarkiewicz, "Seasonal and Tidal Variability of Surface Currents in the Western Andaman Sea Using HF Radars and Buoy Observations During 2016-2017," in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Sub-Mesoscale Circulation Features along the Andhra Pradesh Coast, Bay of Bengal: Observations from HF Radars

This work presents the coastal circulation variability along the Andhra coast in western Bay of Bengal (BoB) using hourly high frequency radar (HFR, 4.4 MHz) derived ocean surface currents during 2015.

Samiran Mandal, Saikat Pramanik, Sourav Sil, Kondetharayil Soman Arunraj, and Basanta Kumar Jena "Sub-Mesoscale Circulation Features along the Andhra Pradesh Coast, Bay of Bengal: Observations from HF Radars," Journal of Coastal Research 89(sp1), 132-138, (1 June 2020).