Response of phytoplankton to heavy cloud cover and turbidity in the northern Bay of Bengal.

ABSTRACT: An interesting physiological response of phytoplankton to large fluctuations in underwater photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) levels in the northern Bay of Bengal has been presented here. This study is primarily based on a 12-day time series observation in the northern Bay of Bengal during the peak Southwest Monsoon (July 2012), when the study region was recurrently exposed to alternating cloudy and sunny sky conditions. On overcast days, the PAR available underwater at the time series location (TSL) drastically decreased, with the noontime PAR at the surface water (2 m) usually being ~600 µmol m^-2 s^-1 on sunny days and declining to ~50 µmol m^-2 s^-1 on heavily overcast days. Closely linked with the sunny and cloudy days at TSL, chlorophyll

SUBMITTER: Jyothibabu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6062583 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature