Positive Indian Ocean Dipole events prevent anoxia off the west coast of India
The seasonal upwelling along the west coast of India (WCI) brings nutrient-rich, oxygen-poor subsurface waters to the continental shelf, favoring very low oxygen concentrations in the surface waters during late boreal summer and fall. This yearly-recurring coastal hypoxia is more severe during some...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017-03-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/14/1541/2017/bg-14-1541-2017.pdf |