Seasonal variability of the mixed layer in the central Arabian Sea and its implication on nutrients and primary productivity

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 52, Issue 14-15, 2005, Pages 1848-1861

  Kumar, S Prasanna ^a   Narvekar, Jayu ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONVECTION; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; METEOROLOGY; MIXING; NUTRITION; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER WAVES; WIND EFFECTS;

AIR-SEA EXCHANGE PROCESSES; DRY AIR; MIXED LAYER DEPTH (MLD); SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST);

OCEANOGRAPHY;

MIXED LAYER; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 24144501113     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2005.06.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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