Variations Of Parameters Of Mandovi And Zuari Estuarine Waters

Abstract

These coastal and estuarine waters are complex, and the optically active substances that interact with underwater light may not co-vary with the phytoplankton or chlorophyll.  So the research topic was in the field of marine optics and ocean color applications. The focuses of the studies were to understand the light properties of the optically complex waters of Goa, which included the two estuaries Mandovi and Zuari and the coastal waters off Goa (Latitude 15.35 to 15.55° N, Longitude 73.65 to 74.047° E). In this paper, the variations of the optical parameters and associated physical and biological parameter variations are presented of the two estuaries, Mandovi and Zuari, and the coastal waters off Goa. These variations are described in three parts; the first part describes the variations of parameters at gross and seasonal scales; the second part describes the spatial variations of parameters in the estuaries, and the third part characterizes the optical parameters associated with Trichodesmium spp.