[HTML][HTML] A sustained ocean observing system in the Indian Ocean for climate related scientific knowledge and societal needs

JC Hermes, Y Masumoto, LM Beal, MK Roxy… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The Indian Ocean is warming faster than any of the global oceans and its climate is uniquely
driven by the presence of a landmass at low latitudes, which causes monsoonal winds and …

[HTML][HTML] The monsoon, carbon fluxes, and the organic carbon pump in the northern Indian Ocean

T Rixen, B Gaye, KC Emeis - Progress in oceanography, 2019 - Elsevier
Time series sediment trap experiments were carried out at fifteen sites in the northern Indian
Ocean between 1986 and 2007. The data on particle flux rates and composition are …

[HTML][HTML] Vertical distribution of chlorophyll in dynamically distinct regions of the southern Bay of Bengal

V Thushara, PNM Vinayachandran, AJ Matthews… - …, 2019 - bg.copernicus.org
Abstract The Bay of Bengal (BoB) generally exhibits surface oligotrophy due to nutrient
limitation induced by strong salinity stratification. Nevertheless, there are hotspots of high …

Spatial variability in dissolved iron concentrations in the marginal and open waters of the Indian Ocean

V Chinni, SK Singh, R Bhushan, R Rengarajan… - Marine Chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
We analyzed 28 full vertical profiles of dissolved iron (DFe) in the Indian Ocean (ie, between
26° S–20° N and 72° E–105° E) during two research expeditions (SK-304: March–May …

Heterotrophic bacteria dominate the diazotrophic community in the Eastern Indian Ocean (EIO) during pre-southwest monsoon

C Wu, J Kan, H Liu, L Pujari, C Guo, X Wang, J Sun - Microbial ecology, 2019 - Springer
The diazotrophic communities play an important role in sustaining primary productivity
through adding new nitrogen to oligotrophic marine ecosystems. Yet, their composition in …

Organic nutrients support high primary production in the Bay of Bengal

V Sarma, DN Rao, GR Rajula… - Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Bay of Bengal (BoB) is known to experience low productivity but high sinking
carbon fluxes to the bottom, and this paradox is attributed to mineral ballast of organic …

Role of physical processes in determining the nature of fisheries in the eastern Arabian Sea

D Shankar, R Remya, AC Anil, V Vijith - Progress in Oceanography, 2019 - Elsevier
We use available data and model simulations to make a case for physical forcing of the
spatial variation in the nature of fisheries off the west coast of India in the eastern Arabian …

Role of eddies in structuring the mesozooplankton composition in coastal waters of the western Bay of Bengal

L Jagadeesan, GS Kumar, DN Rao, TNR Srinivas - Ecological Indicators, 2019 - Elsevier
The mesozooplankton community structure of a cold core eddy, moving through a coastal
location (Bheemunipatnam) in the western Bay of Bengal (BoB), was studied continuously …

Quantifying tropical cyclone's effect on the biogeochemical processes using profiling float observations in the Bay of Bengal

MS Girishkumar, VP Thangaprakash… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Physical and biogeochemical observations from an autonomous profiling Argo float in the
Bay of Bengal show significant changes in upper ocean structure during the passage of …

Seasonal-to-diurnal scale isotopic signatures of tidally-influenced submarine groundwater discharge to the Bay of Bengal: Control of hydrological cycle on tropical …

P Debnath, K Das, A Mukherjee, NC Ghosh, S Rao… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) acts as major pathway to transport solute-laden
terrestrial-sourced fresh groundwater, as well as re-circulated marine water to the global …