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Comparing the Spatio-Temporal Variability of Remotely Sensed Oceanographic Parameters between the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal throughout a Decade


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1 School of Oceanographic Studies, Jadavpur University, 188 Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700 032, India
2 Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, 4, Kalidas Road, Dehradun 248 001, India
3 Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Kukatpally, Hyderabad 500 090, India
4 National Remote Sensing Centre, Balanagar, Hyderabad 500 042, India
 

The spatio-temporal variability of sea-surface temperature (SST), photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), chlorophyll-a (Chl-a), particulate organic carbon (POC) and particulate inorganic carbon (PIC) was evaluated in the Arabian Sea (ABS) and Bay of Bengal (BoB), from July 2002 to November 2014 by means of remotely sensed monthly composite Aqua MODIS level-3 data having a spatial resolution of 4.63 km. Throughout the time period under consideration, the surface waters of ABS (27.76±1.12°C) were slightly cooler than BoB (28.93±0.76°C); this was observed during all the seasons. On the contrary, the availability of PAR was higher in ABS (45.76±3.41 mol m-2 d-1) compared to BoB (41.75±3.75 mol m-2 d-1), and its spatial dynamics in the two basins was mainly regulated by cloud cover and turbidity of the water column. The magnitude and variability of Chl-a concentration were substantially higher in ABS (0.487±0.984 mg m-3), compared to BoB (0.187±0.243 mg m-3), and spatially higher values were observed near the coastal waters. Both POC and PIC exhibited higher magnitudes in ABS compared to BoB; however, the difference was substantially high in case of POC. None of the parameters showed any significant temporal trend during the 12-year span, except PIC, which exhibited a significant decreasing trend in ABS.

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Marine Ecosystems, Oceanographic Parameters, Remote Sensing, River Basins, Spatio-Temporal Variability.
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Authors

Sourav Das
School of Oceanographic Studies, Jadavpur University, 188 Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700 032, India
Abhra Chanda
School of Oceanographic Studies, Jadavpur University, 188 Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700 032, India
Suparna Dey
School of Oceanographic Studies, Jadavpur University, 188 Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700 032, India
Sanjibani Banerjee
School of Oceanographic Studies, Jadavpur University, 188 Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700 032, India
Anirban Mukhopadhyay
School of Oceanographic Studies, Jadavpur University, 188 Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700 032, India
Anirban Akhand
School of Oceanographic Studies, Jadavpur University, 188 Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700 032, India
Amit Ghosh
School of Oceanographic Studies, Jadavpur University, 188 Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700 032, India
Subhajit Ghosh
School of Oceanographic Studies, Jadavpur University, 188 Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700 032, India
Sugata Hazra
School of Oceanographic Studies, Jadavpur University, 188 Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700 032, India
D. Mitra
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, 4, Kalidas Road, Dehradun 248 001, India
Aneesh A. Lotliker
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Kukatpally, Hyderabad 500 090, India
K. H. Rao
National Remote Sensing Centre, Balanagar, Hyderabad 500 042, India
S. B. Choudhury
National Remote Sensing Centre, Balanagar, Hyderabad 500 042, India
V. K. Dadhwal
National Remote Sensing Centre, Balanagar, Hyderabad 500 042, India

Abstract


The spatio-temporal variability of sea-surface temperature (SST), photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), chlorophyll-a (Chl-a), particulate organic carbon (POC) and particulate inorganic carbon (PIC) was evaluated in the Arabian Sea (ABS) and Bay of Bengal (BoB), from July 2002 to November 2014 by means of remotely sensed monthly composite Aqua MODIS level-3 data having a spatial resolution of 4.63 km. Throughout the time period under consideration, the surface waters of ABS (27.76±1.12°C) were slightly cooler than BoB (28.93±0.76°C); this was observed during all the seasons. On the contrary, the availability of PAR was higher in ABS (45.76±3.41 mol m-2 d-1) compared to BoB (41.75±3.75 mol m-2 d-1), and its spatial dynamics in the two basins was mainly regulated by cloud cover and turbidity of the water column. The magnitude and variability of Chl-a concentration were substantially higher in ABS (0.487±0.984 mg m-3), compared to BoB (0.187±0.243 mg m-3), and spatially higher values were observed near the coastal waters. Both POC and PIC exhibited higher magnitudes in ABS compared to BoB; however, the difference was substantially high in case of POC. None of the parameters showed any significant temporal trend during the 12-year span, except PIC, which exhibited a significant decreasing trend in ABS.

Keywords


Marine Ecosystems, Oceanographic Parameters, Remote Sensing, River Basins, Spatio-Temporal Variability.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv110%2Fi4%2F627-639