First observations of seasonal bottom water deoxygenation off the Gironde estuary (Bay of Biscay, North East Atlantic)
Although not systematically considered as oxygen minimum zones, River-dominated Ocean Margins are sensitive to oxygen depletions. For example, the continental shelf off the Gironde, which flows into the Bay of Biscay, had not yet been studied from this perspective although recent simulations suggest...
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ftarchimer:oai:archimer.ifremer.fr:90897 2023-05-15T17:38:36+02:00 First observations of seasonal bottom water deoxygenation off the Gironde estuary (Bay of Biscay, North East Atlantic) Dubosq, Nicolas Schmidt, Sabine Sudre, Joel Rigaud, Sylvain Lamarque, Bastien Danilo, Martin Grémare, Antoine Deflandre, Bruno 2022-10-07 application/pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00797/90897/96539.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00797/90897/96540.zip https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1006453 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00797/90897/ eng eng Frontiers Media SA info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/654410/EU//JERICO-NEXT https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00797/90897/96539.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00797/90897/96540.zip doi:10.3389/fmars.2022.1006453 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00797/90897/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess restricted use Frontiers in Marine Science (2296-7745) (Frontiers Media SA), 2022-10-07 , Vol. 9 , P. 1006453 (10p.) deoxygenation continental shelf seasonal evolution stratification Bay of Biscay dissolved oxygen text Publication info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2022 ftarchimer https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1006453 2023-02-28T23:52:25Z Although not systematically considered as oxygen minimum zones, River-dominated Ocean Margins are sensitive to oxygen depletions. For example, the continental shelf off the Gironde, which flows into the Bay of Biscay, had not yet been studied from this perspective although recent simulations suggested that this area should already have experienced deoxygenations in recent decades. To fill this gap, profiles of temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen were performed in the water column of the continental shelf off the Gironde during seven cruises distributed over the different seasons between 2016 and 2021. Turbidity, chlorophyll-a and pH were also measured during some of these cruises. In winter, the water column was slightly stratified due to high river flows. Then, a seasonal thermal stratification was present from spring to autumn. Similarly, dissolved oxygen showed a seasonal dynamic with: a well-oxygenated water column in winter, an oxygen oversaturation in the first 20 meters during the spring bloom, and then a progressive oxygen depletion in bottom waters until reaching an oxygen saturation minimum down to 45% in autumn. These deoxygenations are explained by the seasonal stratification that isolates the bottom waters from spring to autumn, and are likely enhanced by the advection of deoxygenated waters from the north of the Bay of Biscay and the settling of the organic matter produced in surface waters. A better understanding of these processes in the context of global warming undoubtedly requires better documentation of dissolved oxygen variability through the implementation of a long-term and continuous in situ monitoring. Article in Journal/Newspaper North East Atlantic Archimer (Archive Institutionnelle de l'Ifremer - Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer) Frontiers in Marine Science 9 |
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deoxygenation continental shelf seasonal evolution stratification Bay of Biscay dissolved oxygen Dubosq, Nicolas Schmidt, Sabine Sudre, Joel Rigaud, Sylvain Lamarque, Bastien Danilo, Martin Grémare, Antoine Deflandre, Bruno First observations of seasonal bottom water deoxygenation off the Gironde estuary (Bay of Biscay, North East Atlantic) |
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Although not systematically considered as oxygen minimum zones, River-dominated Ocean Margins are sensitive to oxygen depletions. For example, the continental shelf off the Gironde, which flows into the Bay of Biscay, had not yet been studied from this perspective although recent simulations suggested that this area should already have experienced deoxygenations in recent decades. To fill this gap, profiles of temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen were performed in the water column of the continental shelf off the Gironde during seven cruises distributed over the different seasons between 2016 and 2021. Turbidity, chlorophyll-a and pH were also measured during some of these cruises. In winter, the water column was slightly stratified due to high river flows. Then, a seasonal thermal stratification was present from spring to autumn. Similarly, dissolved oxygen showed a seasonal dynamic with: a well-oxygenated water column in winter, an oxygen oversaturation in the first 20 meters during the spring bloom, and then a progressive oxygen depletion in bottom waters until reaching an oxygen saturation minimum down to 45% in autumn. These deoxygenations are explained by the seasonal stratification that isolates the bottom waters from spring to autumn, and are likely enhanced by the advection of deoxygenated waters from the north of the Bay of Biscay and the settling of the organic matter produced in surface waters. A better understanding of these processes in the context of global warming undoubtedly requires better documentation of dissolved oxygen variability through the implementation of a long-term and continuous in situ monitoring. |
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Dubosq, Nicolas Schmidt, Sabine Sudre, Joel Rigaud, Sylvain Lamarque, Bastien Danilo, Martin Grémare, Antoine Deflandre, Bruno |
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Dubosq, Nicolas Schmidt, Sabine Sudre, Joel Rigaud, Sylvain Lamarque, Bastien Danilo, Martin Grémare, Antoine Deflandre, Bruno |
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First observations of seasonal bottom water deoxygenation off the Gironde estuary (Bay of Biscay, North East Atlantic) |
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First observations of seasonal bottom water deoxygenation off the Gironde estuary (Bay of Biscay, North East Atlantic) |
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First observations of seasonal bottom water deoxygenation off the Gironde estuary (Bay of Biscay, North East Atlantic) |
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First observations of seasonal bottom water deoxygenation off the Gironde estuary (Bay of Biscay, North East Atlantic) |
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First observations of seasonal bottom water deoxygenation off the Gironde estuary (Bay of Biscay, North East Atlantic) |
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first observations of seasonal bottom water deoxygenation off the gironde estuary (bay of biscay, north east atlantic) |
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