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http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/38516| Title: | Physico-chemical characteristics and circulation of waters in the Mauritius-Seychelles ridge zone, southwest Indian Ocean |
| Authors: | Ragoonaden, S Babu, V Ramesh Sastry, J S |
| Issue Date: | Sep-1987 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | Influence of north-south oriented Mauritius-Seychelles ridge on flow patterns in the southwest Indian Ocean has been studied using IIOE data. The ridge affects the zonal flow by causing divergence (upwelling) with a consequent increase in nutrient levels in its leeward side especially during winter. Distributions of physico-chemical parameters together with geostrophic flow patterns for both austral winter (June to August) and summer (December to February) seasons are also presented. The occurrence of 2 general gyres - clockwise and anticlockwise rotations with centres around 12ᵒ S and 22ᵒ S respectively - is a general characteristic feature of the surface circulation in the southwest Indian Ocean |
| Page(s): | 184-191 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print) |
| Appears in Collections: | IJMS Vol.16(3) [September 1987] |
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