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dc.contributor.authorKumar, S.
dc.contributor.authorRamesh, R.
dc.contributor.authorDwivedi, R.M.
dc.contributor.authorRaman, M.
dc.contributor.authorSheshshayee, M.S.
dc.contributor.authorDeSouza, W.
dc.date.accessioned2010-07-30T09:35:34Z
dc.date.available2010-07-30T09:35:34Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Oceanography; 11 pp; doi:10.1155/2010/819029
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/3674
dc.description.abstractThe uptake of dissolved inorganic nitrogen by phytoplankton is an important aspect of the nitrogen cycle of oceans. Nitrate (NO sub(3) sup(-) and ammonium (NH sub(4) sup(+) uptake rates in the northeastern Arabian Sea using sup(15) N tracer technique are presented. In this relatively underexplored region, productivity is high during winter due to supply of nutrients by convective mixing caused by the cooling of the surface by the northeast monsoon winds. Studies done during different months (January and late February-early March) of the northeast monsoon 2003 revealed a fivefold increase in the average euphotic zone integrated NO sub (3) sup(-) uptake from January (2.3 mmolN m sup(-2) d sup(-1)) to late February-early March (12.7 mmolN m sup(-2) d sup(-1)). The f-ratio during January appeared to be affected by the winter cooling effect and increased by more than 50% from the southernmost station to the northern open ocean stations, indicating hydrographic and meteorological control. Estimates of NO sub(3) sup(-) residence time suggested that NO sub(3) sup(-) entrained in the water column during January contributed to the development of blooms during late February-early March.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherHindawi Publishing Corporation
dc.rights© NIO 2010. CC Attribution 3.0 License
dc.subjectNitrogen uptake
dc.subjectnitrogen cycle
dc.subjectphytoplankton
dc.subjectPrimary production
dc.titleNitrogen uptake in the northeastern Arabian Sea during winter cooling
dc.typeJournal Article


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