Seasonal and spatial distribution of particulate organic matter in the Bay of Bengal

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 77, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 137-147

  Fernandes, Loreta ^a   Bhosle, Narayan B ^a   Matondkar, S G Prabhu ^a   Bhushan, Ravi ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Bay of Bengal; C N ratios; Particulate organic carbon; Seasonal variations; Suspended particulate matter

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHLOROPHYLL; FIRE HAZARDS; ORGANIC CARBON; PORPHYRINS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STORM SEWERS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE WATERS; SURFACES;

BAY OF BENGAL; C/N RATIOS; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

CHLOROPHYLL A; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

BAY OF BENGAL; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 62249179271     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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