Effect of vertical stability and circulation on the depth of the chlorophyll maximum in the Bay of Bengal during May-June, 1996

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 859-873

  Murty, V S N ^a   Gupta, G V M ^a   Sarma, V V ^a   Rao, B P ^a   Jyothi, D ^a   Shastri, P N M ^a   Supraveena, Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CIRCULATION; GYRE;

BAY OF BENGAL;

EID: 0034191980     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(99)00071-0     Document Type: Article

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