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dc.contributor.authorChauhan, O.S.
dc.contributor.authorRaghavan, B.R.
dc.contributor.authorSingh, K.
dc.contributor.authorRajawat, A.S.
dc.contributor.authorAjai
dc.contributor.authorKader, U.S.A.
dc.contributor.authorNayak, S.
dc.date.accessioned2012-01-03T06:40:48Z
dc.date.available2012-01-03T06:40:48Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Geophysical Research, vol.116, C12037; 2011; doi:10.1029/2011JC007454; 16pp
dc.identifier.otherno
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/3990
dc.description.abstractThe Arabian Sea has an excess evaporation over precipitation regime. The southeast Arabian Sea is, however, anomalous because it has ~2800–4800 mm rainfall during the southwest monsoon (SWM). Despite a high rainfall, the fluvial influence on supply of total suspended matter (TSM) and marine productivity is deemed insignificant and remains unevaluated. We evaluated the poorly resolved influence of fluvial influx on shelf processes. We documented low salinity, stratification, high productivity, and turbidity over the entire inner shelf (chlorophyll-a ~2.4 mg m sup(−3); PO sub(4) sup(3−) >2.5 mu M; NO sub(3) sup(−) 6.8–2.1 mu M; TSM 88–182 mg l sup(−1); salinity nearshore region 26; offshore region 33.8–34.6 practical salinity units). The deeper regions (>40 m), however, had greatly reduced TSM and nutrient levels (NO sub(3) sup(−) and PO sub(4) sup(−3) <1.0 mu M), TSM (<24 mg l sup(−1)), and patches of high chlorophyll-a. Upon cessation of the SWM, nutrient levels and TSM reduced considerably. We identify two processes that contribute to the marine productivity and turbidity during the SWM. Over the deeper regions, there is a poor influence of fluvial supply and upwelling regulates productivity. Over the shallow inner shelf, the sequestering of fluvial influx due to the prevalence of strong winds, upwelling, and equatorward flow is dominant. The later processes induced high marine productivity and eutrophication in the nearshore region and may have implications for siltation of channels. Reduced turbidity, nutrient and chlorophyll-a levels, and higher salinity of the coastal waters during rest of the year imply a substantial role of fluvial fluxes on coastal processes.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAmerican Geophysical Union
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dc.rightsAn edited version of this paper was published by AGU. Copyright [2011] AGU. To view the published open abstract, go to http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2011JC007454
dc.subjectbiological production
dc.subjectturbidity
dc.subjecteutrophication
dc.subjectnutrients
dc.titleInfluence of orographically enhanced SW monsoon flux on coastal processes along the SE Arabian Sea
dc.typeJournal Article


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