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Export of materials along a tidal river channel that links a coastal lagoon to the adjacent sea
- Source :
- Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, Volume: 60, Issue: 3, Pages: 311-322, Published: SEP 2012, Brazilian Journal of Oceanography v.60 n.3 2012, Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), instacron:USP, Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, Vol 60, Iss 3, Pp 311-322 (2012)
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto Oceanográfico, 2012.
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Abstract
- Intratidal variability and flux of salt, chlorophyll-a and suspended materials were evaluated in a shallow tropical tidal channel linking a coastal lagoon to the western Gulf of Mexico. Velocity, temperature and conductivity were used to calculate the fluxes. Data were recorded during three tidal velocity cycles (tvc) under extreme river discharge conditions. Chlorophyll-a and suspended materials were determined below the surface. In both seasons (dry and rainy), the flow was ebb-dominated and with longer duration than when in flood. Maximum current velocities were 0.30 m s-1 in May (dry season) and 0.60 m s-1 in September (rainy season). In the dry season the mean chlorophyll-a export was of 7.56 Kg over tvc while the import was of 3.32 Kg. In the rainy season mean export (47.3 Kg) was 6 times greater than the import (7.93 Kg over tvc). Phytoplankton was dominated by organisms of marine origin. The mean of exported, suspended materials in the rainy season (111.3 Kg) was 4.6 times greater (859 Kg) than that in the dry season (184.7 Kg over tvc). Tidal velocity asymmetry is an effective mechanism of exportation, introducing relatively warm and saltier water into the river through the tidal channel.A variabilidade intramaré, o fluxo de salinidade, a clorofila-a e material em suspensão foram avaliados em um canal superficial de maré tropical em uma lagoa costeira ao oeste do Golfo do México. Os dados de velocidade, temperatura e condutividade foram usados para cálculo dos fluxos durante três ciclos de velocidades das marés (tvc) sob condições extremas de descarga. A Clorofila-a e material em suspensão foram determinados abaixo em subsuperfície. Em ambas as estações (seca e chuvosa), o fluxo dominante foi durante o refluxo e com duração maior durante o fluxo de entrada. A máxima velocidade encontrada foi 0.30 m s-1 em maio (estação seca) e 0.60 m s-1 em setembro (estação chuvosa). Durante a época seca foram exportadas 7.56 Kg de clorofila-a, enquanto a importação foi de 3.32 Kg. Durante a temporada de chuva a média exportada (47.3 Kg) foi seis vezes maior que a importada (7.93 Kg). A concentração media de material em suspensão exportado durante a época de chuvas (111.3 Kg) foi 4.6 vezes maior (859 Kg) que durante estação de seca (184.7 Kg). A assimetria das marés é um mecanismo efetivo de transporte, introduzindo no rio águas relativamente quentes e mais salinas através do canal de maré.
- Subjects :
- Wet season
Chlorophyll a
Golfo do México
Salt
Tidal channel
Ambiente intermarés
Oceanography
lcsh:Oceanography
chemistry.chemical_compound
Dry season
Phytoplankton
Sais
Tidal river
lcsh:GC1-1581
Hydrology
geography
Gulf of México
geography.geographical_feature_category
Discharge
Material em suspensão
Intertidal variability
Current (stream)
geography.body_of_water
chemistry
Chlorophyll-a
Suspended materials
Environmental science
Clorofila-a
Channel (geography)
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, Volume: 60, Issue: 3, Pages: 311-322, Published: SEP 2012, Brazilian Journal of Oceanography v.60 n.3 2012, Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), instacron:USP, Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, Vol 60, Iss 3, Pp 311-322 (2012)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....dd430b1893f48f012d74619becccc53f