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http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/39695| Title: | Chemical oceanography of the Arabian Sea: Part 1. Hydrochemical and Hydrographical features of the Northern Basin |
| Authors: | Gupta, R. Sen Fondekar, S. P. Sankaranarayanan, V. N. Sousa, S. N. De |
| Issue Date: | Dec-1975 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | Three water masses in the Arabian Sea have been identified from their physical and chemical characteristics: (1) water mass which originates in the surface layer and has high salinity, low oxygen and high pH; (2) water mass below it which has its origin in the Persian Gulf and has high salinity and low oxygen; and (3) deep water which has low salinity, low temperature, lower nutrients but high oxygen and pH. Two oxygen minima are observed the 1st at depths between 100 and 400 m and the 2nd between 800 and 1500 m. Denitrification is observed at the level of the 1st oxygen minimum resulting in Δ N: Δ P ratio of 6:1 by atoms in water. |
| Page(s): | 136-140 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print) |
| Appears in Collections: | IJMS Vol.04(2) [December 1975] |
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