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dc.contributor.authorKarnan, C.
dc.contributor.authorGautham, S.
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-03
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-10T11:46:02Z
dc.date.available2024-05-16
dc.date.available2024-10-10T11:46:02Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.identifier.citationOceanologia, vol.66(2); 2024; 196-219
dc.identifier.issn0078-3234
dc.identifier.otherhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0078323423000854
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/J.OCEANO.2023.10.003
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.res.in/drs/handle/2264/9282
dc.descriptionIF2022= 2.9
dc.description.abstractThe present study focused on understanding the seasonality of the phytoplankton biomass (chlorophyll a) distribution in the oligotrophic, Equatorial, and Southern Tropical Indian Ocean (ESTIO; 0-30�S and 60-90�E). The long-term satellite data analyses (2003-2020) showed a strong seasonality in sea surface temperature (SST), wind, currents, mean sea level anomaly (MSLA), photosynthetically available radiation (PAR), euphotic depth (ZEU) and mixed layer depth (MLD). As a response to the hydrographical changes, the phytoplankton biomass showed noticeable seasonal variation with the highest biomass during the Austral Winter (AW; June-September; avg. 0.11 � 0.03 mg/m3) and lowest during the Austral Summer (AS; November-February; avg. 0.07 � 0.03 mg/m). High chlorophyll patches (>0.1 mg/m3) were found between 0�-8�S during the AS and expanded over 0�-18�S during the AW. As multi-year mean chlorophyll a was higher (>0.1 mg/m3) in the northern part of the ESTIO (north of ?13�S; HCD: high chlorophyll a domain) than the southern side (LCD: low chlorophyll a domain), the study area was divided into two domains and all the variables were analysed. In the HCD, enhancement of chlorophyll a was positively correlated with variables such as wind speed, wind stress, Ekman pumping, stronger northward and westward winds, as well as the presence of cyclonic eddies. These features are likely to stimulate primary production by uplifting the thermocline and enhancing nutrient supply. In the LCD, mixed layer depth also showed a strong positive correlation with elevated chlorophyll a, apparently because it is deep throughout the year (thereby keeping lower biomass) and deepens more strongly in winter than in the HCD. Another contrast with the HCD is that the cyclonic eddies appear to be insufficiently abundant to influence its chlorophyll a. Pearson�s multivariable correlation analysis and principle component analysis confirmed the statistical significance of the above parameters on the enhancement of chlorophyll a in the ESTIO.
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.isreferencedbySCI
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dc.titleSeasonal enhancement of phytoplankton biomass in the southern tropical Indian Ocean: Significance of meteorological and oceanography parameters
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.affiliation.authorCSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, India


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