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Role of physical oceanography parameters in ocean’s biological response with the passage of cyclone Titli in the Bay of Bengal

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Titli was the cataclysmic storm to afflict Indian coast during 2018. Tropical cyclones may inflate nutrients on the surface layer of the ocean by entrainment and mixing, as a result, the upper oligotrophic and euphotic layers may be recharged with rich nutrients resulting in triggering phytoplankton blooms and significant increase in primary production. The biological response using the chlorophyll concentration from Oceansat-2 OCM and the Net Primary Productivity from MODIS-A to this cyclone and its relation with the cyclone intensity has been studied. Role of physical oceanography parameters has been studied using multiple satellite-derived parameters like SST, TCHP, SLA, Ekman pumping velocity, wind stress and wind vectors and eddies during the passage of cyclone Titli. The results showed an increase in the surface chlorophyll concentration from 0.08 (before) to 0.32 mg m−3 (after), whereas NPP enhanced from 457 to 1313 mgC m−2 day−1 with an SST drop of ~2.58°C (30.25°–27.67°C). The study confirms that the physical parameters are the key components that influence the biological response in addition to the cyclone intensity.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are indebted to NICES of National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad (ISRO) for providing OCM-2 and TCHP data. We owe to India Meteorological Department, New Delhi, for providing the cyclone track data and report. Also, we are thankful to NASA for MODIS-A data, NOAA for AVHRR data, CMEMS for merged altimeter datasets and ECMWRF for wind vector data.

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  1. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India

    K Vijay Prakash, Ch S Geetha Vimala, Ch S N Phanindra, K Srinivas & K P Kumari

  2. National Remote Sensing Center, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

    P V Nagamani, N K Baranval, Shivashankar Manche, I V G Bhavani & Y Umamaheswara Rao

  3. Amaravathi Metropolitan Region Development Authority, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India

    T Preethi Latha

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KVP: Conceptualization, methodology, data collection, software, visualization, making-inferences, writing-original draft preparation. ChSGV: Conceptualization, making-inferences, writing-original draft preparation. PVN and NKB: Conceptualization, methodology, making-inferences, supervision, reviewing and editing. SM: Conceptualization, methodology, making-inferences, software, visualization, writing-original draft preparation, TPL: Conceptualization, methodology, making-inferences, writing-original draft preparation, IVGB: Software, reviewing and editing, YUR: Software. ChSNP: Conceptualization, KS: Supervision, reviewing and editing and KPK: Supervision, reviewing and editing.

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8-day composites of MODIS-A showing the distribution of SST in the BoB before, during and after the cyclone Titli.

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Modified Price–Weller–Pinkel model derived TCHP spatial maps showing the distribution of TCHP in the Bay of Bengal before, during and after the cyclone Titli.

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8-day composites showing the distribution of surface chlorophyll-a concentration in the BoB before, during and after the cyclone Titli.

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8-day composites of MODIS-A showing the distribution of primary productivity in the BoB before, during and after the cyclone Titli.

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Vijay Prakash, K., Geetha Vimala, C.S., Nagamani, P.V. et al. Role of physical oceanography parameters in ocean’s biological response with the passage of cyclone Titli in the Bay of Bengal. J Earth Syst Sci 130, 123 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-021-01625-y

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