Biogeochemistry of the Bay of Bengal: Physical, chemical and primary productivity characteristics of the central and western Bay of Bengal during summer monsoon 2001

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 881-896

  Madhupratap, M ^a   Gauns, Mangesh ^a   Ramaiah, N ^a   Prasanna Kumar, S ^a   Muraleedharan, P M ^a   De Sousa, S N ^a   Sardessai, S ^a   Muraleedharan, Usha ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b GOA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CHLOROPHYLL; GEOCHEMISTRY; NUTRITION; PRODUCTIVITY; SALINE WATER; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

PHYTOPLANKTONS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; NUTRIENT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

BAY OF BENGAL;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; PYROSOMA;

EID: 0037227881     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(02)00611-2     Document Type: Article

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