Variability in biological responses influenced by upwelling events in the Eastern Arabian Sea

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 545-560

  Habeebrehman, H ^a   Prabhakaran, M P ^a   Jacob, Josia ^a   Sabu, P ^a   Jayalakshmi, K J ^a   Achuthankutty, C T ^a   Revichandran, C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Eastern Arabian Sea; Primary production; Upwelling intensity; Wind stress

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; NITRATES; PORPHYRINS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ARABIAN SEAS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTIONS; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSES; CHEMICAL VARIABLES; CHLOROPHYLL A; EASTERN ARABIAN SEA; EASTERN ARABIAN SEAS; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; INSHORE WATERS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTIONS; SOUTHEASTERN ARABIAN SEAS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; STANDING STOCKS; SUMMER MONSOONS; UP-WELLING; UPWELLING EVENTS; UPWELLING INTENSITY; ZOO-PLANKTON;

WIND STRESS;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; ISOTHERM; MONSOON; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUMMER; UPWELLING; WIND STRESS; ZOOPLANKTON;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 54049105280     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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