Bay Of Bengal Upper Ocean and Monsoon Trough Region Interaction

Influence of upper-ocean stratification on tropical cyclone-induced surface cooling in the Bay of Bengal

A numerical investigation of the phytoplankton bloom in the Bay of Bengal during Northeast Monsoon

[1] A 4.5-layer model of the Indian Ocean coupled to a four-component (NPZD) ecosystem model is used to study the phytoplankton bloom in the Bay of Bengal during the Northeast Monsoon of 1996. The model realistically simulates the surface chlorophyll bloom observed by satellite-derived ocean-color images in the western Bay of Bengal during that time. It also reproduces the subsurface chlorophyl...

Buoy data assimilation to improve wave height assessment in Bay of Bengal during monsoon seasons

Significant wave height assessment in Bay of Bengal derived from third generation Wave Model (WAM cycle 4) has been improved by assimilating with continuous three hourly data from five moored buoys of National Institute of Ocean Technology using optimum interpolation technique. Covariance based weight function (gain) used in the study captures the model physics behind wind-wave process while di...

Trace metal dynamics in zooplankton from the Bay of Bengal during summer monsoon.

Trace metal (Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb) concentrations in zooplankton from the mixed layer were investigated at 8 coastal and 20 offshore stations in the western Bay of Bengal during the summer monsoon of 2003. The ecotoxicological importance of trace metal uptake was apparent within the Bay of Bengal zooplankton. There was a distinct spatial heterogeneity of metals, with highest concentra...

Formicidae of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Indian Ocean: Bay of Bengal)

Ants on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India were surveyed. These collections doubled the number of ant species recorded from these islands (from 59 to 125). Records include five endemic species, but no endemic genera. The surveys were fairly superficial, and it is likely many species remain to be discovered on these islands.