Oxycline variability in the central Arabian Sea: An Argo-oxygen study

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 71, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-8

  Prakash, Satya ^a   Nair, T M Balakrishnan ^a   Bhaskar, T V S Udaya ^a   Prakash, Prince ^a   Gilbert, Denis ^b  

^a INDIAN NATIONAL CENTRE FOR OCEAN INFORMATION SERVICES   (India)

^b MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arabian sea; Argo; Dissolved oxygen; Oxygen minimum zone

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 84859922959     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2012.03.003     Document Type: Article

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