Research Article
Dinoflagellate Bloom of Karenia mikimotoi along the Southeast Arabian Sea, Bordering Western India
Table 1
Atmospheric temperature, wind speed, direction, and rainfall at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
| Year | Atmos. temp (°C) | Wind speed (m sec−1) | Wind direction | Rainfall (mm) | 2004 | Min. | Max. | Mean | Min. | Max. | Mean | Mean |
| May | 28.80 | 32.60 | 29.88 | 5.09 | 15.88 | 10.51 | SW & SSW | 252.63 | June | 26.40 | 31.10 | 29.51 | 6.01 | 17.02 | 11.57 | SW & SSW | 462.53 | July | 26.50 | 31.00 | 28.64 | 7.03 | 22.89 | 14.12 | SW & SSW | 412.29 | August | 26.30 | 30.50 | 28.67 | 9.24 | 26.41 | 17.36 | SW & SSW | 494.71 | September | 24.30 | 30.50 | 28.80 | 4.36 | 14.52 | 9.64 | SW & SSW | 325.86 | October | 24.90 | 30.50 | 27.06 | 2.02 | 11.12 | 6.23 | SSW & WNW | 336.74 | November | 22.30 | 27.40 | 24.53 | 1.02 | 7.01 | 5.20 | WNW & WNW | 98.36 | December | 21.10 | 24.40 | 22.67 | 1.37 | 8.01 | 5.52 | WNW & NW | 35.92 |
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