1. Somali Current A Seasonal Western Boundary Current Presented by: Livia Montone

2. Monsoon Wind Stress Fields from NCEP Climatology

3. T-S diagram of Indian Ocean Water Masses (Schott et al., 2009)

4. Ekman Forcing Ekman Pumping: w(0)= -curl (/f)) (Schott and McCreary, 2001)

5. Geostrophic Response

6. Seasonal Surface Currents (Schott et al., 2009)(Schott and McCreary, 2001)

7. Somali Current Flow Patterns X Strong upwelling event along 12 o N during 29 August-1 September 1964 (Schott and McCreary, 2001)

8. References Schott, F.A., and J.P. McCreary (2001), The monsoon circulation of the Indian Ocean, Progress in Oceanography, 51, 1-123. Schott, F.A., S.-P. Xie, and J.P. McCreary (2009), Indian Ocean circulation and climate variability. Rev. Geophys., 47, RG1002. Shankar, D., P.N. Vinayachandran, A.S. Unnikrishnan (2002), The monsoon currents in the north Indian Ocean. Progress in Oceanography, 52, 63-120.