High new production in the Bay of Bengal: Possible causes and implications

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 18, 2004, Pages

  Kumar, Sanjeev ^a   Ramesh, R ^a   Sardesai, S ^b   Sheshshayee, M S ^a  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

4805 Oceanography: Biological and Chemical: Biogeochemical cycles (1615); 4806 Oceanography: Biological and Chemical: Carbon cycling; 4845 Oceanography: Biological and Chemical: Nutrients and nutrient cycling; 4870 Oceanography: Biological and Chemical: Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; SEDIMENTATION;

DIFFERENT SEASONS; EUPHOTIC ZONE;

GEOPHYSICS;

CARBON CYCLE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; ORGANIC CARBON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

BAY OF BENGAL; INDIAN OCEAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 10644225974     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL021005     Document Type: Article

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