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    Seasonal variability in distribution and fluxes of methane in the Arabian Sea

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    1998
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    Patra, P.K.
    Lal, S.
    Venkataramani, S.
    Gauns, M.
    Sarma, V.V.S.S.
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    Methane, a biogeochemically important gas in Earth's atmosphere was measured in the water column and air in the Arabian Sea in different seasons, viz., northeast monsoon, intermonsoon, and southwest monsoon, as part of the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (India). These observations record its distributions in the water column asd well as its fluxes and their seasonal variations. Methane is mainly produced in subsurface water, and its supersaturation occurs in the upper 400 m. The CH@ sub(4) peak concentration and its location vary with latitude and season. Below about 400 m, seawater CH sub(4) concentrations, in general, are observed to be undersaturated, suggesting its consumption. Production of CH sub(4) in oxdygenated water appears to be under biological control; however, the peak in deep anoxic water does not show any particular relation with any single chemical, biological, or physical variable and rather suggests it to be maintained by the quasi-horizontal transport. The average surface supersaturations are found to be 140 plus or minus 37, 173 plus or minus 54, and 200 plus or minus 74 in the northeast monsoon, intermonsoon, and southwest monsoon, respectively. Wind speed dependent flux estimation reveals the coastal region of the Arabian Sea to be a stronger source of methane compared to the open oceanic region, although a zonal transect along 10 degrees N also shows higher flux of methane. The effects of the Findlater Jet induced downwelling on the distributions of CH sub(4) in the near surface water as well as on its emissions have been dicussed. Its annual emission rate of 0.03-0.05 Tg CH sub(4) yr sup(-1) from the Arabian Sea is nearly the same as that observed from the global oceans
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