SummaryThe air-sea interface properties during the early stages of formation of a depression over East Central Arabian Sea during summer MONEX are examined by analyzing the ship data for air and sea temperatures, sea level pressures, sea state numbers and wind fields. Analysis of the data revealed a pronounced increase in sea-air temperature difference (2-4 °C) and this increase in the value is considered, obviously, to be due to a drop in the air temperature. The variations in the sea-air temperature difference and surface pressure are in opposite phase to each other. Some of the plausible mechanisms for the incipient development and movement of the depression are also discussed.
Effect of divergent wind on the kinetic energy budget over the monsoon region, during the period 4-9 July 1973 has been investigated. The contribution of divergent wind to energy budget terms has been presented and discussed separately. The results clearly demonstrate that the neglect of divergent wind may lead to sizeable errors in the evaluation of different budget terms.
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