Air - water carbon dioxide exchange dynamics along the outer estuarine transition zone of Sundarban, northern Bay of Bengal, India

Indian Journal of Marine Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 111-116

  Akhand, Anirban ^a   Chanda, Abhra ^a   Dutta, Sachinandan ^a   Hazra, Sugata ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Greenhouse gas; Isobath; Mangrove; Nutrient; Sink

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BATHYMETRY; BIOACTIVITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARINE FRONT; GAS EXCHANGE; GREENHOUSE GAS; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PH; SEAWATER; TRANSITION ZONE; WIND VELOCITY; CARBON FLUX; GAS TRANSPORT; MANGROVE; VELOCITY;

SUNDARBANS; INDIA; SUNDARBANS NATIONAL PARK; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 84859350332     PISSN: 03795136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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