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dc.contributor.authorPatra, P.K.
dc.contributor.authorLal, S.
dc.contributor.authorVenkataramani, S.
dc.contributor.authorDeSousa, S.N.
dc.contributor.authorSarma, V.V.S.S.
dc.contributor.authorSardessai, S.
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-10T10:08:17Z
dc.date.available2009-01-10T10:08:17Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.identifier.citationDeep-Sea Research (I: Oceanographic Research Papers), Vol.46; 529-543p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1739
dc.description.abstractExtensive measurements of nitrous oxide (N sub(2)O) were made in the central and eastern Arabian Sea during the northeast monsoon (February-March), intermonsoon (April-May) and southwest monsoon (July-August) seasons. The latitudinal and longitudinal variations, along with seasonal changes with respect to winter convection and coastal upwelling, are clearly discernible. Vertical profiles collected down to 1000 m show that the Arabian Sea water column is supersaturated with N sub(2)O at all depths. However, N sub(2)O consumption at intermediate depths, coincident with the oxygen minimum and associated with sediment-water interfaces, and in the denitrifying zone, coincident with NO sub(2) sup(-) secondary maxima, are also apparent. The N sub(2)O concentration varies from approx 10 nM near the surface to about 80 nM in the secondary peak region (approx equal to 800 m). Interrelationships with chemical parameters suggest nitrification to be the main process for the production of N sub(2)O in the oceanic water. Plots of apparent oxygen utilization vs production of N sub(2)O indicate a consistent linear relationship for AOU between 0 and 200 mu M
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPergamon
dc.rightsCopyright [1999]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
dc.subjectnitrous oxide
dc.subjectseasonal variations
dc.subjectspatial variations
dc.subjectvertical profiles
dc.subjectvertical distribution
dc.subjectoxygen minimum layer
dc.subjectdenitrification
dc.subjectnitrification
dc.titleSeasonal and spatial variability in N sub(2)O distribution in the Arabian Sea
dc.typeJournal Article


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