Role of mesoscale eddies on the variability of biogenic flux in the northern and central Bay of Bengal

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 118, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 5760-5771

  Vidya, P J ^a   Kumar, S Prasanna ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Bay of Bengal; biogenic flux; carbon export; cyclonic eddies; diatom

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; ORGANIC CARBON;

BAY OF BENGAL; CARBON EXPORT; CYCLONIC EDDY; DIATOM; INVERSE RELATIONSHIP; PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS; PHYTOPLANKTON COMMUNITY; SEA-SURFACE HEIGHT ANOMALIES;

PHYTOPLANKTON;

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIATOM; MESOSCALE EDDY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SEDIMENT TRAP;

BAY OF BENGAL; INDIAN OCEAN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84890287455     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrc.20423     Document Type: Article

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