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dc.contributorNational Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, India
dc.contributor.authorParopkari, A.L.
dc.contributor.authorMascarenhas, A.
dc.contributor.authorPrakashBabu, C.
dc.date.accessioned1992-03-09T10:06:01Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-30T01:46:33Z
dc.date.available1992-03-09T10:06:01Z
dc.date.available2017-09-30T01:46:33Z
dc.date.issued1991
dc.identifier.citationDistribution of organic carbon in sediments from the Arabian Sea; 1991; 46 pp
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/7329
dc.description.abstractMany earlier studies on the distribution of organic carbon in the Arabian Sea, sediments have projected contradictory opinions on the factors favouring accumulation and preservation of organic carbon in the Arabian Sea. An attempt is made to revaluate the role of various sedimentary parameters on the surficial distribution of organic carbon in the Arabian Sea. The revaluation identifies two regional bands of organic-rich sediments: one along the slope of the Arabian Peninsula and the other along the western slope of India. The organic carbon distribution mirrors the surface productivity - high in the peripheral portions and low in the open ocean suggesting it mainly from marine origin. A perfect coincidence of organic enrichment on the slopes with the oxygen minimum zone (150 - 150 m) clearly demonstrates the influence of anoxixc waters on organic enrichment. Bottom water anoxia, though a principal factor for organic enrichment on the slopes, and its interplay with other depositional parameters cumulatively determines the 'degree of preservation' and fix the location of organic enrichment along the slopes
dc.languageen
dc.relation.isreferencedbyNON-SCI
dc.subjectChemistry and Biogeochemistry
dc.subject.otherOrganic Carbon
dc.subject.otherSediments
dc.subject.otherGeographical Distribution
dc.subject.otherISW, Arabian Sea
dc.titleDistribution of organic carbon in sediments from the Arabian Sea
dc.typeTechnical Report


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