@article{fdi:010071954,
  title = {{O}xygen minimum zone contrasts between the {A}rabian {S}ea and the {B}ay of {B}engal implied by differences in remineralization depth},
  author = {{A}l {A}zhar, {M}. and {L}achkar, {Z}. and {L}evy, {M}arina and {S}mith, {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he combination of high primary productivity and weak ventilation in the {A}rabian {S}ea ({AS}) and {B}ay of {B}engal ({B}o{B}) generates vast areas of depleted oxygen, known as oxygen minimum zones ({OMZ}s). {T}he {AS} {OMZ} is the world's thickest and hosts up to 40% of global denitrification. {I}n contrast, the {OMZ} in the {B}o{B} is weaker and denitrification free. {U}sing a series of model simulations, we show that the deeper remineralization depth ({RD}) in the {B}o{B}, potentially associated with organic matter aggregation with riverine mineral particles, contributes to weaken its {OMZ}. {W}hen the {RD} is set uniformly across both seas, the model fails to reproduce the observed contrast between the two {OMZ}s, irrespective of the chosen {RD}. {I}n contrast, when the {RD} is allowed to vary spatially, the contrasting distributions of oxygen and nitrate are correctly reproduced, and water column denitrification is simulated exclusively in the {AS}, in agreement with observations.},
  keywords = {oxygen minimum zones ; remineralization depth ; the {A}rabian {S}ea ; the {B}ay of {B}engal ; denitrification ; biogeochemical cycles ; {ARABIE} {MER} ; {BENGALE} {GOLFE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}eophysical {R}esearch {L}etters},
  volume = {44},
  numero = {21},
  pages = {11106--11114},
  ISSN = {0094-8276},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1002/2017gl075157},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010071954},
}