Variability of surface circulation and biological productivity of Southern Indian Ocean in remote sensing perspective

• Main Author: Ranjan, Shenbakavalli
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: G70.212-70.215 Geographic information system; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Kerguelen; Indian; North Pole; Antarctic Ocean; Kerguelen Island; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/78529/; http://eprints.utm.my/78529/1/ShenbakavalliRanjanMFGHT2016.pdf; http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:95501

The Indian Ocean has a unique geographic location that is not connected to the North Pole (blocked by the Asian Land mass at around 26°N) but it has a wide opening to the Antarctic Ocean. Therefore, the oceanic and atmospheric circulation of the Indian Ocean is significantly controlled by the proces...