Morrison, John M,Codispoti, LA,Gaurin, S,Jones, B,Manghnani, V,Zheng, Z
Seasonal variation of hydrographic and nutrient fields during the US JGOFS Arabian Sea Process Study Journal Article
In: Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, vol. 45, no. 419, pp. 2053-2101, 1998, ISBN: 0967-0645.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Arabian Sea, Nutrient cycling, Oman, productivity, Upwelling
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title = {Seasonal variation of hydrographic and nutrient fields during the US JGOFS Arabian Sea Process Study},
author = {Morrison, John M,Codispoti, LA,Gaurin, S,Jones, B,Manghnani, V,Zheng, Z},
issn = {0967-0645},
year = {1998},
date = {1998-01-01},
journal = {Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography},
volume = {45},
number = {419},
pages = {2053-2101},
abstract = {Between September 1994 and December 1995, the US JGOFS Arabian Sea Process Experiment collected extensive, high quality hydrographic data (temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen and nutrients) during all seasons in the northern Arabian Sea. An analysis of this unique data suite suggests the presence of many features that are described in the canonical literature, but these new data provided the following insights.
1.
Although the seasonal evolution of mixed-layer depths was in general agreement with previous descriptions, the deepest mixed-layer depths in our data occurred during the late NE Monsoon instead of the SW Monsoon.
2.
The region exhibits considerable mesoscale variability resulting in extremely variable temperature-salinity (TS) distributions in the upper 1000 db. This mesoscale variability is readily observed in satellite imaging, in the high resolution data taken by a companion ONR funded project, and in underway ADCP data.
3.
The densest water reaching the sea surface during coastal upwelling appeared to have maximum offshore depths of },
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Between September 1994 and December 1995, the US JGOFS Arabian Sea Process Experiment collected extensive, high quality hydrographic data (temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen and nutrients) during all seasons in the northern Arabian Sea. An analysis of this unique data suite suggests the presence of many features that are described in the canonical literature, but these new data provided the following insights.
1.
Although the seasonal evolution of mixed-layer depths was in general agreement with previous descriptions, the deepest mixed-layer depths in our data occurred during the late NE Monsoon instead of the SW Monsoon.
2.
The region exhibits considerable mesoscale variability resulting in extremely variable temperature-salinity (TS) distributions in the upper 1000 db. This mesoscale variability is readily observed in satellite imaging, in the high resolution data taken by a companion ONR funded project, and in underway ADCP data.
3.
The densest water reaching the sea surface during coastal upwelling appeared to have maximum offshore depths of
1.
Although the seasonal evolution of mixed-layer depths was in general agreement with previous descriptions, the deepest mixed-layer depths in our data occurred during the late NE Monsoon instead of the SW Monsoon.
2.
The region exhibits considerable mesoscale variability resulting in extremely variable temperature-salinity (TS) distributions in the upper 1000 db. This mesoscale variability is readily observed in satellite imaging, in the high resolution data taken by a companion ONR funded project, and in underway ADCP data.
3.
The densest water reaching the sea surface during coastal upwelling appeared to have maximum offshore depths of