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Jensen et al., 2016, in this issue). Salty AS water is advected to the BoB within the thermocline.These exchanges are affected by the reversing monsoon wind patterns.The efficiency of the BoB/AS exchange, which no doubt varies not just seasonally but also interannually and at longer periods, determines the thermohaline stratification contrast between these two northern Indian Ocean embayments.
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Gordon et al. (2016) studied this question.
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