A5014339913- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Chemistry and Stereochemistry Studies
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
- Climate variability and models
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Statistical and Computational Modeling
- Coastal and Marine Management
- International Maritime Law Issues
- Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
2020-2024
University of Science and Technology
2021
Abstract The Red Sea, home to the second-longest coral reef system in world, is a vital resource for Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Sea provides 90% Kingdom’s potable water by desalinization, supporting tourism, shipping, aquaculture, and fishing industries, which together contribute about 10%–20% country’s GDP. All these activities, those elsewhere region, critically depend on oceanic atmospheric conditions. At time mega-development projects along coast, global warming, authorities are working...
Internal tides play a crucial role in ocean mixing. To explore the seasonal features of mode-1 M2 internal Arabian Sea, we analyzed their propagation and energy distribution using along-track sea-level anomaly data collected by satellite altimeters. We identified four primary source regions tides: Abd al Kuri Island, Carlsberg Ridge, northeastern Maldive Islands. The baroclinic signals that originate from Island propagate meridionally, whereas those originating west coast India...
In the Arabian Gulf, baroclinic tides significantly impact physical and biological phenomena, shaping region’s marine ecosystem. This study provides first high-resolution investigation of using three-dimensional, nonhydrostatic MIT general circulation model (MITgcm). The simulation outputs were validated against data from Oregon State University’s Tidal Inversion Software (OTIS), tidal stations, mooring observations, showing high agreement confirming model’s accuracy. We further examined...
A 3D high-resolution general ocean circulation model was implemented and validated to study the characteristics seasonal variability of internal tides in Arabian Sea (AS). Three major source locations were identified: Socotra Island, northeastern shelf area AS, Maldives. Around propagate both southward northward, before quickly dissipating. The generated AS split into two branches: Branch-I propagates perpendicular shelf, whereas Branch-II more southernly. originated Maldives almost...