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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

When the freak phenomenon gets a freaking name ...

Kallakkadal
The name given to the swelling of the sea in the southern coast of India.
In local language it means the sea that arrives like a thief unannounced.
Recent studies attribute this phenomenon to Remote forcing(see below).





Remote Forcing

  • Storms in Antarctica causes swells which travel northwards in Indian Ocean
  • Meets a southward moving current in the Indian Ocean
  • Increasing the wave setup in the southern coast of India.


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