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Rapid assessment of SST and Chlorophyll concentration variability due to cyclone Bulbul in the Bay of Bengal using remotely sensed satellite image data
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  • Md. Enamul Hoque,
  • Md. Yeasir Arafat,
  • Md. Nizam Uddin,
  • Ha-mim Ebne Alam,
  • Kazi Tawkir Ahmed
Md. Enamul Hoque
Department of Oceanography, University of Chittagong

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Md. Yeasir Arafat
University of Chittagong
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Md. Nizam Uddin
University of Chittagong
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Ha-mim Ebne Alam
University of Chittagong
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Kazi Tawkir Ahmed
University of Chittagong
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Abstract

An assessment on the changes in some biological and physical properties of Bay of Bengal because of tropical cyclone BULBUL (landfall on 9 November 2019) was studied using ocean color remote sensing technique. The attempt involved the use of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectro-radiometer (MODIS), the Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) of the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) and the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) sensor data in mapping of the quick variation in the chlorophyll-a concentration and Sea Surface Temperature (SST) in the upper water body. The study revealed an upward trend in chlorophyll concentration and the maximum value was of 18.21 mgm on 15 November at 21°03’45”N and 86°58’45”E and the lowest temperature was 25.1°C on 11November near 21.2°N and 88.1°E and showed a slight increase in SST in the post cyclonic period. The study also revealed a linear relationship between the chlorophyll concentration and SST.