Seasonality in the hydrography and biogeochemistry across the Pakistan margin of the NE Arabian Sea

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 283-295

  Brand, Tim D ^a   Griffiths, Colin ^a  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabian Sea; Nitrate deficit; Oxygen minimum zone; Secondary nitrite maximum

Indexed keywords

ARABIAN SEA; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; DEPTH RANGE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; LOWER BOUNDARY; MONSOON CONDITIONS; NUTRIENT CHEMISTRY; OXYGEN MINIMUM ZONE; PAKISTAN; SEASONALITY; SECONDARY NITRITE MAXIMUM; UPPER BOUNDARY; WATER COLUMNS; WATER MASS;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEPTH PROFILING; DISSOLUTION; NITRATES; OCEAN HABITATS; OCEANOGRAPHY;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HYDROGRAPHY; NITRATE; NITRITE; OXYGEN MINIMUM LAYER; SEASONALITY; UNDERCURRENT; WATER COLUMN; WATER MASS;

ARABIAN SEA; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 67349117730     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.05.036     Document Type: Article

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