Influence of a tropical cyclone on chlorophyll-a concentration in the Arabian Sea

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 22-1-22-4

  Subrahmanyam, Bulusu ^a   Rao, K H ^b   Srinivasa Rao, N ^b   Murty, V S N ^c   Sharp, Ryan J ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL REMOTE SENSING AGENCY   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Arabian Sea; Chlorophyll a; IRS P4; Ocean color; OCM; Tropical cyclone

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; WEATHER SATELLITES;

GEOSTROPHIC CURRENTS;

STORMS;

CHLOROPHYLL A; MIXING; MODELING; PHYTOPLANKTON; SATELLITE DATA; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

ARABIAN SEA;

EID: 0037113615     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL015892     Document Type: Article

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