Life cycle of eddies along the western boundary of the Bay of Bengal and their implications

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 94, Issue , 2012, Pages 9-17

  Nuncio, M ^a   Kumar, S Prasanna ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Bay of Bengal; Chlorophylls; Indian Ocean; Oceanic eddies; Satellite altimetry; Western boundary currents

Indexed keywords

BAY OF BENGAL; INDIAN OCEAN; OCEANIC EDDIES; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS;

CHLOROPHYLL; NANOFLUIDICS; OCEAN CURRENTS;

WIND STRESS;

ANTICYCLONE; CHLOROPHYLL; EDDY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; OPEN OCEAN; ROSSBY WAVE; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

BAY OF BENGAL; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 84856250277     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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