SOC263H5 Lecture 61: Persian Gulf is connected to Indian Ocean through Strait of Hormuz
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Persian gulf is connected to indian ocean through strait of hormuz. The evaporation of the sea is high, so that after considering river discharge and rain contributions, there is still a deficit of 416 cubic kilometers per year. [8] this difference is supplied by currents at the strait of hormuz. The water from the gulf has a higher salinity, and therefore exits from the bottom of the strait, while ocean water with less salinity flows in through the top. Another study revealed the following numbers for water exchanges for the gulf: evaporation = -1. 84m/year, precipitation = 0. 08m/year, inflow from the strait = 33. 66m/year, outflow from the strait = - [9] data from different 3d computational fluid mechanics models, typically with spatial resolution of 3 kilometers and depth each element equal to 1 10 meters are predominantly used in computer models.
