• Login
    View Item 
    •   DSpace Home
    • Institute's contributions
    • Scholarly literature
    • View Item
    •   DSpace Home
    • Institute's contributions
    • Scholarly literature
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Pigment patterns in the Arabian Sea: Spatio-temporal variability as observed by ADEOS

    Thumbnail
    View/Open
    Proc_PORSEC_2000_1_50.pdf (3.013Mb)
    Date
    2000
    Author
    Jadhav, N.A.
    Rao, L.V.G.
    Panigrahy, R.C.
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Abstract
    The spatial and temporal variations of the near-surface concentration of phytoplankton pigment observed by ADEOS during November 1996 - May 1997 are studied in relation to SST and winds. Monthly composite images from OCTS depict spatial and temporal variation of phytoplankton pigment concentration in the Arabian Sea. Appreciable regional differences in levels and timing of changes of pigment concentration was found, with a large bloom north of 20 degrees N in February 1997. Pigment concentration at 20 degrees N, 10 degrees N and equator ranged from 0.3-3.0, 0.01-0.3 and 0.01-1.0 mg m super(-3) respectively during the NEM (October-January) period and between 0.01-0.3, 0.01-0.3 and 0.01-0.03 mg m super(-3) respectively during the TR (February-May) period. Monthly means of SST and winds are related to monthly averaged pigment concentrations in order to explain the observed changes in pigment concentration. Low SST and high pigment concentration in the northern Arabian Sea during northeast monsoon may be due to the winter cooling as reported earlier. Chlorophyll concentrations remained relatively high from November to February when winds reversed direction. The results indicate that the OCTS images along with the wind field obtained from NSCAT are useful for understanding the distribution of pigment concentration in the Arabian Sea.
    URI
    http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1717
    Collections
    • Scholarly literature [9074]

    DSpace software copyright © 2002-2016  DuraSpace
    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    Theme by 
    Atmire NV
     

     

    Browse

    All of DSpaceCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

    My Account

    LoginRegister

    DSpace software copyright © 2002-2016  DuraSpace
    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    Theme by 
    Atmire NV