Decoupling of cyclone-induced surface blooms and water-column chlorophyll responses across 44 cyclones in the Bay of Bengal
Tropical cyclones often produce satellite-observed surface chlorophyll-a blooms, which are commonly interpreted as increased phytoplankton biomass. Using 44 cyclones in the Bay of Bengal, we found that surface chlorophyll-a increased rapidly during tropical cyclone passage but declined within a few days, while the basi...