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  • 1
    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Electronic books.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (438 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9783319545714
    DDC: 577.510113
    Language: English
    Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- 1 Numerical Experiment of Stratification Induced by Diurnal Solar Heating Over the Louisiana Shelf -- Abstract -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Numerical Model -- 1.3 Model Specification -- 1.3.1 Modeling Period and Data -- 1.3.2 Model Inputs -- 1.3.2.1 Heat Flux -- 1.3.2.2 Wind Data -- 1.3.2.3 Initial Temperature Profile -- 1.3.3 Boundary Conditions -- 1.4 Simulation Results -- 1.4.1 Model Evaluation -- 1.4.2 Sea Surface Temperature -- 1.4.3 Vertical Distribution of Temperature -- 1.5 Representing Stratification Based on Gradient Richardson Number -- 1.6 Diurnal Heating/Stratification and Measured Bottom Oxygen Concentration -- 1.7 Summary and Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Appendix A: Formulation of Different Surface Heat Components -- References -- 2 Physical Drivers of the Circulation and Thermal Regime Impacting Seasonal Hypoxia in Green Bay, Lake Michigan -- Abstract -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Methods -- 2.2.1 New Field Measurements -- 2.2.2 Historical Observations -- 2.2.3 Meteorological Forcing -- 2.2.4 Modeling -- 2.2.5 Model Validation -- 2.2.6 Spectral Analysis -- 2.2.7 Effects of Earth's Rotation -- 2.3 Results and Discussion -- 2.3.1 Relation Between the Surface Heat Flux and Stratification -- 2.3.2 Relation Between Wind Fields and Circulation Pattern -- 2.3.3 Relation Between Wind Direction and Water Exchange Between Green Bay and Lake Michigan -- 2.3.4 Estimation of Water Transport Between Lower and Upper Green Bay -- 2.3.5 Effects of Wind, Stratification, Earth's Rotation, and the Bay and Lake Topography on Two-Layer Flows -- 2.3.6 Effects of Stratification, Earth's Rotation, and the Bay and Lake Topography on the Direction of Currents -- 2.4 Conclusions -- References. , 3 Interannual Variation in Stratification over the Texas--Louisiana Continental Shelf and Effects on Seasonal Hypoxia -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Model Setup -- 3.3 Results -- 3.4 Discussion -- 3.5 Conclusions -- References -- 4 A Reduced Complexity, Hybrid Empirical-Mechanistic Model of Eutrophication and Hypoxia in Shallow Marine Ecosystems -- Abstract -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Methods -- 4.2.1 Study System -- 4.2.2 Ecosystem Model Kinetics -- 4.2.2.1 Phytoplankton Biomass and Production -- 4.2.2.2 Pelagic Respiration -- 4.2.2.3 Carbon Deposition and Sediment Fluxes -- 4.2.2.4 Remaining Formulations -- 4.2.3 Forcing Functions -- 4.2.4 Spatial Elements and Transport Model -- 4.2.5 Calibration and Sensitivity Analysis -- 4.3 Results and Discussion -- 4.3.1 Phytoplankton -- 4.3.2 Nutrients -- 4.3.3 Dissolved Oxygen -- 4.3.4 Rate Processes -- 4.3.5 Model Skill -- 4.3.6 Sensitivity Analysis -- 4.4 Conclusions and Future Directions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 5 Modeling Physical and Biogeochemical Controls on Dissolved Oxygen in Chesapeake Bay: Lessons Learned from Simple and Complex Approaches -- Abstract -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Methods and Approach -- 5.2.1 Box Model with Biogeochemistry (BM-RCA) -- 5.2.2 Hydrodynamic 3D Model with Simple Oxygen (ROMS-SDO) -- 5.2.3 Hydrodynamic 3D Model with Biogeochemistry (ROMS-RCA) -- 5.2.4 Calibration and Validation Datasets -- 5.3 Insights Gained from Model Simulations -- 5.3.1 Comparison of Model Performance -- 5.3.2 Insights Gained from BM-RCA -- 5.3.3 Insights Gained from ROMS-SDO -- 5.3.4 Insights Gained from ROMS-RCA: Interannual Variation -- 5.3.5 Insights Gained from ROMS-RCA: Response to Nutrient Loading -- 5.4 Summary and Synthesis -- 5.4.1 Lessons Learned from Different Models -- 5.4.2 Considerations for the Future -- 5.4.3 Summary -- Acknowledgements -- References. , 6 Modeling Hypoxia and Its Ecological Consequences in Chesapeake Bay -- Abstract -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Methods -- 6.2.1 ChesROMS: Physical Model and Forcing Fields -- 6.2.2 ChesROMS: Biogeochemical Model Configuration -- 6.2.3 Model Assessment and Validation -- 6.3 Results -- 6.3.1 Seasonal Variability in the Physical Environment -- 6.3.2 Seasonal Variability of Biochemical Constituents -- 6.3.3 Dissolved Oxygen (DO) Results -- 6.3.4 Assessment of Model Skill and Parameter Sensitivities -- 6.4 ChesROMS Application to Ecological Forecasting of Chesapeake Bay -- 6.5 Discussion and Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 7 Modeling River-Induced Phosphorus Limitation in the Context of Coastal Hypoxia -- Abstract -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Occurrence of P Limitation in Hypoxic Systems -- 7.2.1 Neuse River Estuary -- 7.2.2 Chesapeake Bay -- 7.2.3 Northern Gulf of Mexico -- 7.2.4 Baltic Sea -- 7.2.5 One-Dimensional Flow-Through Versus Dispersive Open Systems -- 7.3 Modeling P Limitation in Coastal Hypoxic Systems -- 7.3.1 Statistical Regressions -- 7.3.2 Coupled Physical-Biogeochemical Models -- 7.3.2.1 Formulations of Limitation by Multiple Nutrients -- 7.3.2.2 Sediment-Water Fluxes -- 7.3.2.3 Box Models -- 7.3.2.4 Hydrodynamic Models -- 7.4 The Mississippi River Plume Case Study -- 7.4.1 Model Description -- 7.4.2 Spatial/Temporal Shift in Primary Production -- 7.4.3 The Dilution Effect -- 7.4.4 Hypoxia Remediation Strategies -- 7.5 Conclusions and Recommendations -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 8 Predicted Effects of Climate Change on Northern Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia -- Abstract -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Model Description and Numerical Experiment -- 8.2.1 Hydrodynamic and Ecosystem Model Description -- 8.2.2 In Situ Observations Used to Assess Model Results -- 8.3 Results -- 8.3.1 Model Hindcast Comparison to Observations. , 8.3.2 Numerical Experiment with Future Climate Scenario -- 8.4 Discussion -- 8.4.1 Present Model Results and Future Scenario Implications for Hypoxia -- 8.4.2 Future Scenario Implications for Hypoxia -- 8.4.3 Climate and Modeling Uncertainties -- 8.4.4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- Appendices A-F -- A. State Variables -- A.1 Phytoplankton -- A.2 Zooplankton -- A.3 Organic Matter -- A.4 Nutrients -- A.5 Oxygen -- B. Optical Equations -- C. Phytoplankton Equations -- C.1 Phytoplankton Growth -- C.2 Phytoplankton Light-Growth Dependence -- C.3 Phytoplankton Nutrient-Growth Dependence -- C.4 Phytoplankton Losses -- C.5 Phytoplankton Uptake and Utilization of N, P, and Si -- D. Zooplankton Equations -- E. Organic Matter Equations -- E.1 Organic Matter Types and Stoichiometry -- E.2 Reaction Equations -- F. Air-Sea Exchange -- References -- 9 Oregon Shelf Hypoxia Modeling -- Abstract -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Hypoxia Variability on the Oregon Shelf -- 9.3 Model of Oregon Shelf Hypoxia -- 9.3.1 Atmospheric Forcing, Initial and Open Boundary Physical Conditions -- 9.3.2 Initial and Open Boundary Ecosystem Conditions -- 9.3.3 Model-Data Comparisons -- 9.4 Description of Oregon Shelf Hypoxia in 2002 and 2006 -- 9.5 Sensitivity Analysis Experiment in 2002 -- 9.5.1 Analysis of the Basic Simulation in the Sensitivity Experiment -- 9.5.2 Sensitivity Simulations with Modified Initial Conditions -- 9.5.3 Sensitivity Simulation with Modified Boundary Conditions -- 9.6 Role of Physical and Biological Drivers -- 9.7 Discussion and Conclusions -- Appendix A. Oxygen Formulation -- References -- 10 Comparing Default Movement Algorithms for Individual Fish Avoidance of Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Methods -- 10.2.1 FVCOM-WASP -- 10.2.2 Movement Algorithms -- 10.2.3 Algorithm Groups -- 10.2.4 Model Runs. , 10.2.5 Data Analysis and Visualization -- 10.3 Results -- 10.3.1 Exposure -- 10.3.2 Distribution Spread -- 10.3.3 Temperature -- 10.3.4 Growth and Vitality -- 10.4 Discussion -- 10.4.1 Avoidance and Default Behaviors -- 10.4.2 Exposure -- 10.4.3 Algorithm Comparison -- 10.4.4 Real Versus Model -- 10.4.5 Impacts -- 10.5 Conclusion -- References -- 11 Hypoxia Effects Within an Intra-guild Predation Food Web of Mnemiopsis leidyi Ctenophores, Larval Fish, and Copepods -- Abstract -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Model Description -- 11.2.1 Overview -- 11.2.2 Water Column Structure -- 11.2.3 Larval Fish-Energetics and Consumption -- 11.2.4 Ctenophores-General Bioenergetics -- 11.2.5 Ctenophores-Encounters, Consumption, and Energetics -- 11.2.6 Copepods -- 11.2.7 Vertical Movement of Fish, Ctenophores, and Copepods -- 11.2.8 Dissolved Oxygen Effects -- 11.2.9 Numerical Considerations -- 11.3 Design of Model Simulations -- 11.3.1 Calibration and Corroboration -- 11.3.2 Predation, Competition, and DO Effects Within the IGP Food Web -- 11.4 Results and Discussion -- 11.4.1 Model Calibration and Corroboration -- 11.4.2 Baseline Model Behavior Under High DO -- 11.4.3 Effect of Low DO in the Baseline Food Web -- 11.4.4 Importance of Predation Versus Competition to Fish Larvae Under High DO -- 11.4.5 Interaction of Low DO with Different Predation and Competition Conditions -- 11.5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Appendix A. Stage-Based Matrix Projection Models for Fish Eggs and Yolk Sac Larvae, and Ctenophore Eggs and Larvae -- References -- 12 Simulating the Effects of Nutrient Loading Rates and Hypoxia on Bay Anchovy in Chesapeake Bay Using Coupled Hydrodynamic, Water Quality, and Individual-Based Fish Models -- Abstract -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Methods -- 12.2.1 Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Model -- 12.2.2 Bay Anchovy Model. , 12.2.2.1 Annual Recruitment of Juveniles.
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    Hydrobiologia 393 (1999), S. 25-33 
    ISSN: 1573-5117
    Keywords: biological model ; circulation model ; mesoscale variability ; Baltic Sea
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract The physical processes in the western Baltic are characterized by a large amount of mesoscale variability which is also reflected in the distribution patterns of the biological variables. To gain a better understanding of the effects of circulation and variable forcing on the ecosystem the non-linear interactions of physical and chemical–biological processes were incorporated in a model. The coupled 3-D model consists of a highly resolved circulation model of the southwestern Baltic (GFDL-model MOM1) and a chemical–biological model. A high spatial resolution of 1 nautical mile in the horizontal direction and a vertical spacing of 2 m is used in order to resolve the mesoscale dynamics. The chemical–biological model is a simple Nutrient-Phytoplankton-Zooplankton-Detritus (NPZD)-model which describes the lower trophic levels. Experience has shown that it is essential to include the temperature dependence of the growth rate of phytoplankton, and the remineralization rate of detritus, as well as the variable sinking velocity of phytoplankton. Model simulations from spring to autumn of the years 1994 and 1995 were performed to investigate the effect of external forcing to the chemical-biological dynamics. A simulation with a riverine nutrient source was done to study the transport of riverine material.
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    In:  In: Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions of Gases and Particles. , ed. by Liss, P. S. and Johnson, M. T. Springer, Berlin [u.a.], pp. 247-306. ISBN 978-3-642-25642-4
    Publication Date: 2016-03-30
    Description: Why a chapter on Perspectives and Integration in SOLAS Science in this book? SOLAS science by its nature deals with interactions that occur: across a wide spectrum of time and space scales, involve gases and particles, between the ocean and the atmosphere, across many disciplines including chemistry, biology, optics, physics, mathematics, computing, socio-economics and consequently interactions between many different scientists and across scientific generations. This chapter provides a guide through the remarkable diversity of cross-cutting approaches and tools in the gigantic puzzle of the SOLAS realm. Here we overview the existing prime components of atmospheric and oceanic observing systems, with the acquisition of ocean–atmosphere observables either from in situ or from satellites, the rich hierarchy of models to test our knowledge of Earth System functioning, and the tremendous efforts accomplished over the last decade within the COST Action 735 and SOLAS Integration project frameworks to understand, as best we can, the current physical and biogeochemical state of the atmosphere and ocean commons. A few SOLAS integrative studies illustrate the full meaning of interactions, paving the way for even tighter connections between thematic fields. Ultimately, SOLAS research will also develop with an enhanced consideration of societal demand while preserving fundamental research coherency. The exchange of energy, gases and particles across the air-sea interface is controlled by a variety of biological, chemical and physical processes that operate across broad spatial and temporal scales. These processes influence the composition, biogeochemical and chemical properties of both the oceanic and atmospheric boundary layers and ultimately shape the Earth system response to climate and environmental change, as detailed in the previous four chapters. In this cross-cutting chapter we present some of the SOLAS achievements over the last decade in terms of integration, upscaling observational information from process-oriented studies and expeditionary research with key tools such as remote sensing and modelling. Here we do not pretend to encompass the entire legacy of SOLAS efforts but rather offer a selective view of some of the major integrative SOLAS studies that combined available pieces of the immense jigsaw puzzle. These include, for instance, COST efforts to build up global climatologies of SOLAS relevant parameters such as dimethyl sulphide, interconnection between volcanic ash and ecosystem response in the eastern subarctic North Pacific, optimal strategy to derive basin-scale CO2 uptake with good precision, or significant reduction of the uncertainties in sea-salt aerosol source functions. Predicting the future trajectory of Earth’s climate and habitability is the main task ahead. Some possible routes for the SOLAS scientific community to reach this overarching goal conclude the chapter.
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    Publication Date: 2022-01-31
    Description: In this paper we review on the technologies available to make globally quantitative observations of particles, in general, and plankton, in particular, in the world oceans, and for sizes varying from sub-micron to centimeters. Some of these technologies have been available for years while others have only recently emerged. Use of these technologies is critical to improve understanding of the processes that control abundances, distributions and composition of plankton, provide data necessary to constrain and improve ecosystem and biogeochemical models, and forecast changes in marine ecosystems in light of climate change. In this paper we begin by providing the motivation for plankton observations, quantification and diversity qualification on a global scale. We then expand on the state-of-the-art, detailing a variety of relevant and (mostly) mature technologies and measurements, including bulk measurements of plankton, pigment composition, uses of genomic, optical, acoustical methods and analysis using particles counters, flow cytometers and quantitative imaging devices. We follow by highlighting the requirements necessary for a plankton observing system, the approach to achieve it and associated challenges. We conclude with ranked action-item recommendations for the next ten years to move towards our vision of a holistic ocean-wide plankton observing system. Particularly, we suggest to begin with a demonstration project on a GO-SHIP line and/or a long-term observation site and expand from there ensuring that issues associated with methods, observation tools, data analysis, quality assessment and curation are addressed early in the implementation. Global coordination is key for the success of this vision and will bring new insights on processes associated with nutrient regeneration, ocean production, fisheries, and carbon sequestration.
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    Publication Date: 2022-01-31
    Description: The Argo Program has been implemented and sustained for almost two decades, as a global array of about 4000 profiling floats. Argo provides continuous observations of ocean temperature and salinity versus pressure, from the sea surface to 2000 dbar. The successful installation of the Argo array and its innovative data management system arose opportunistically from the combination of great scientific need and technological innovation. Through the data system, Argo provides fundamental physical observations with broad societally-valuable applications, built on the cost-efficient and robust technologies of autonomous profiling floats. Following recent advances in platform and sensor technologies, even greater opportunity exists now than 20 years ago to (i) improve Argo's global coverage and value beyond the original design, (ii) extend Argo to span the full ocean depth, (iii) add biogeochemical sensors for improved understanding of oceanic cycles of carbon, nutrients, and ecosystems, and (iv) consider experimental sensors that might be included in the future, for example to document the spatial and temporal patterns of ocean mixing. For Core Argo and each of these enhancements, the past, present, and future progression along a path from experimental deployments to regional pilot arrays to global implementation is described. The objective is to create a fully global, top-to-bottom, dynamically complete, and multidisciplinary Argo Program that will integrate seamlessly with satellite and with other in situ elements of the Global Ocean Observing System (Legler et al., 2015). The integrated system will deliver operational reanalysis and forecasting capability, and assessment of the state and variability of the climate system with respect to physical, biogeochemical, and ecosystems parameters. It will enable basic research of unprecedented breadth and magnitude, and a wealth of ocean-education and outreach opportunities.
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    Publication Date: 2020-01-02
    Description: Objectively determining the level of ecosystem model complexity necessary to achieve meaningful representations of biogeochemical cycles at different spatial and temporal scales is an outstanding issue in marine ecosystem modeling.As part of the development of a three-dimensional (3D) Regional Ocean Modelling System (ROMS) application for the northwest North Atlantic Ocean, we compare model results from three alternative ecosystem model versions in which ecological complexity was increased in a step-wise fashion. In order to ensure an objective comparison, the models were optimized to replicate observations of satellite surface chlorophyll, and in situ chlorophyll and nitrate profiles. To overcome the high computational cost of optimizing 3D models, we use a surrogate-based optimization method; that is, an ensemble of one-dimensional (1D) models is used as a proxy of the ecosystem model behavior in the 3D setting. The 1D models were configured at locations where in situ profiles are available. A total of 17 optimization experiments aim to evaluate different aspects of the comparison between the ecosystem models. We show that for all ecosystem model versions the optimized model performance degrades when the optimization includes all observed variables at all locations instead of individual locations only. Moreover, the choice of parameters to be optimized can significantly affect the behavior of the optimized models and is most noticeable when multiple phytoplankton and zooplankton groups are included. Additionally, evaluation of spatial patterns in optimal parameter values at individual locations allows us to assess geographical model portability. In general, an optimized complex model can achieve lower model-data misfits against assimilated data than simple models, but is also more prone to generating unintended trophic relations. The more complex model also had decreased performance when applied to locations different than those used for calibration (i.e., “portability experiments”), which is discussed in the context of the design of the cost function and selection of parameters to optimize.
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    Publication Date: 2024-01-08
    Description: The deliberate increase in ocean alkalinity (referred to as ocean alkalinity enhancement, or OAE) has been proposed as a method for removing CO2 from the atmosphere. Before OAE can be implemented safely, efficiently, and at scale several research questions have to be addressed, including (1) which alkaline feedstocks are best suited and the doses in which they can be added safely, (2) how net carbon uptake can be measured and verified, and (3) what the potential ecosystem impacts are. These research questions cannot be addressed by direct observation alone but will require skilful and fit-for-purpose models. This article provides an overview of the most relevant modelling tools, including turbulence-, regional-, and global-scale biogeochemical models and techniques including approaches for model validation, data assimilation, and uncertainty estimation. Typical bio- geochemical model assumptions and their limitations are discussed in the context of OAE research, which leads to an identification of further development needs to make models more applicable to OAE research questions. A description of typical steps in model validation is followed by proposed minimum criteria for what constitutes a model that is fit for its intended purpose. After providing an overview of approaches for sound integration of models and observations via data assimilation, the application of observing system simulation experiments (OSSEs) for observing system design is described within the context of OAE research. Criteria for model val- idation and intercomparison studies are presented. The article concludes with a summary of recommendations and potential pitfalls to be avoided.
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    Publication Date: 2024-02-07
    Description: The physical processes driving the genesis of surface- and subsurface-intensified cyclonic and anticyclonic eddies originating from the coastal current system of the Mauritanian Upwelling Region are investigated using a high-resolution (~1.5 km) configuration of GFDL’s Modular Ocean Model. Estimating an energy budget for the boundary current reveals a baroclinically unstable state during its intensification phase in boreal summer and which is driving eddy generation within the near-coastal region. The mean poleward coastal flow’s interaction with the sloping topography induces enhanced anticyclonic vorticity, with potential vorticity close to zero generated in the bottom boundary layer. Flow separation at sharp topographic bends intensifies the anticyclonic vorticity, and submesoscale structures of low PV coalesce to form anticyclonic vortices. A combination of offshore Ekman transport and horizontal advection determined the amount of SACW in an anticyclonic eddy. A vortex with a relatively dense and low PV core will form an anticyclonic mode-water eddy, which will subduct along isopycnals while propagating offshore and hence be shielded from surface buoyancy forcing. Less contribution of dense SACW promotes the generation of surface anticyclonic eddies as the core is composed of a lighter water mass, which causes the eddy to stay closer to the surface and hence be exposed to surface buoyancy forcing. Simulated cyclonic eddies are formed between the rotational flow of an offshore anticyclonic vortex and a poleward flowing boundary current, with eddy potential energy being the dominant source of eddy kinetic energy. All three types of eddies play a key role in the exchange between the Mauritanian Coastal currents system and the adjacent eastern boundary shadow zone region.
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    Publication Date: 2024-02-07
    Description: Measuring plankton and associated variables as part of ocean time-series stations has the potential to revolutionize our understanding of ocean biology and ecology and their ties to ocean biogeochemistry. It will open temporal scales (e.g., resolving diel cycles) not typically sampled as a function of depth. In this review we motivate the addition of biological measurements to time-series sites by detailing science questions they could help address, reviewing existing technology that could be deployed, and providing examples of time-series sites already deploying some of those technologies. We consider here the opportunities that exist through global coordination within the OceanSITES network for long-term (climate) time series station in the open ocean. Especially with respect to data management, global solutions are needed as these are critical to maximize the utility of such data. We conclude by providing recommendations for an implementation plan.
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    Publication Date: 2022-05-25
    Description: © The Author(s), 2018. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 123 (2018): 7237-7263, doi:10.1029/2018JC013950.
    Description: Resuspension affects water quality in coastal environments by entraining seabed organic matter into the water column, which can increase remineralization, alter seabed fluxes, decrease water clarity, and affect oxygen and nutrient dynamics. Nearly all numerical models of water column biogeochemistry, however, simplify seabed and bottom boundary layer processes and neglect resuspension. Here we implemented HydroBioSed, a coupled hydrodynamic‐sediment transport‐biogeochemical model to examine the role of resuspension in regulating oxygen and nitrogen dynamics on timescales of a day to a month. The model was implemented for the northern Gulf of Mexico, where the extent of summertime hypoxia is sensitive to seabed and bottom boundary layer processes. Results indicated that particulate organic matter remineralization in the bottom water column increased by an order of magnitude during resuspension events. This increased sediment oxygen consumption and ammonium production, which were defined as the sum of seabed fluxes of oxygen and ammonium, plus oxygen consumption and ammonium production in the water column due to resuspended organic matter. The increases in remineralization impacted biogeochemical dynamics to a greater extent than resuspension‐induced seabed fluxes and oxidation of reduced chemical species. The effect of resuspension on bottom water biogeochemistry increased with particulate organic matter availability, which was modulated by sediment transport patterns. Overall, when averaged over the shelf and on timescales of a month in the numerical model, cycles of erosion and deposition accounted for about two thirds of sediment oxygen consumption and almost all of the sediment ammonium production.
    Description: DOC | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Grant Numbers: NA09NOS4780231, NA09NOS4780229
    Keywords: Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) ; Northern Gulf of Mexico continental shelf hypoxia ; Sediment transport and resuspension ; Particulate organic carbon (POC) ; Nitrogen ; Oxygen
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