Storm-induced injection of the Mississippi River plume into the open Gulf of Mexico

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May 2004

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004georl..3109312y&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 31, Issue 9, CiteID L09312

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Oceanography: Physical: Eddies And Mesoscale Processes, Oceanography: General: Continental Shelf Processes, Oceanography: General: Remote Sensing And Electromagnetic Processes (0689), Oceanography: General: Marginal And Semienclosed Seas, Oceanography: Biological And Chemical: Plankton

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The direct impact of the Mississippi River on the open Gulf of Mexico is typically considered to be limited due to the predominantly along-shore current pattern. Using satellite imagery, we analyzed chl a distributions in the northern Gulf of Mexico before and after the passage of two storms: Hurricane Lili and Tropical Storm Barry. Our analyses indicate that storm-induced eddies can rapidly inject large volumes of nutrient-rich Mississippi River water to the open gulf, and lead to phytoplankton blooms. Although these events last only a few weeks, they transport significant amounts of fluvial substances to the ocean. These river-ocean interactions are especially significant in tropical and subtropical regions because receiving waters are typically permanently stratified and oligotrophic.

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