Fig. 1From: Controlling factors of latitudinal distribution of dissolved organic matter in the upper layers of the Indian OceanMap of sampling sites. The northern transect is Leg 2 and the southern transect is Leg 3. According to Longhurst (1998), the seven biogeochemical provinces encountered in this study are shown in colors: INDW (steel blue), Western India Coastal; MONS (blue), Indian Monsoon Gyres; ISSG (light blue), Indian South Subtropical Gyre; SSTC (yellow green), South Subtropical Convergence; SANT (yellow), Subantarctic Water Ring; ANTA (orange), Antarctic; APLR (brown), Austral Polar provinces. Gray circles represent sites where CDOM measurements were obtained, black triangles represent sites for FDOM measurements, and green crosses represent DOC measurementsBack to article page