Somali jet in the Arabian Sea, El Nino, and India rainfall

Journal of Climate | February 1, 2001| | Copyright

(Manuscript received 22 September 1999, in final form 13 April 2000)

ABSTRACT

Interannual variations of the Somali Jet in the Arabian Sea during 1988-99 were linked to El Nino and La Nina episodes and to India west coast rainfall. Onset dates and monthly mean strengths of the Somali Jet were described with Special Sensor Microwave Imager surface wind speeds. Each year the Somali Jet formed in a similar area in the western Arabian Sea, and always before the onset of monsoon rainfall in Goa. The average date of Somali Jet onset was two days later in El Nino events in comparison with La Nina ...

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