MEBIN- Title
- Phy-3: Surface circulation and upwelling patterns around Sri Lanka.
- Abstract
Sri Lanka occupies a unique location within the equatorial belt in the northern Indian Ocean, with the Arabian Sea on its western side and the Bay of Bengal on its eastern side, and experiences bi-annually reversing monsoon winds. Aggregations of blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) have been observed along the southern coast of Sri Lanka during the northeast (NE) monsoon, when satellite imagery indicates lower productivity in the surface waters. This study explored elements of the dynamics ...
- Publication Date
- May 18, 2018, 2:38 a.m.
- Category
- Coastal and Marine Sensitive Habitats
- flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
- Regions
- Sri Lanka
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
de Vos A., Pattiaratchi C. B. and Wijeratne E. M. S. Surface circulation and upwelling patterns around Sri Lanka. Journal of Biogeosciences 11: 5909-5930.
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