Influence of basin-scale and mesoscale physical processes on biological productivity in the Bay of Bengal during the summer monsoon

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 364-383

  Muraleedharan, K R ^a   Jasmine, P ^a   Achuthankutty, C T ^a   Revichandran, C ^a   Dinesh Kumar, P K ^a   Anand, P ^b   Rejomon, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b NAVAL PHYSICAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Bay of Bengal; Cyclonic eddy; Mesozooplankton; New production; Regenerated production; Upwelling; Warm gyre

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; EDDY CURRENTS; METEOROLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); STORMS;

BAY OF BENGAL; CYCLONIC EDDY; MESOZOOPLANKTON; REGENERATED PRODUCTION; UPWELLING; WARM GYRES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ABUNDANCE; ANTICYCLONE; BASIN; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GYRE; MESOSCALE EDDY; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; UPWELLING; ZOOPLANKTON;

BAY OF BENGAL; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 33847767772     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2006.09.012     Document Type: Article

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