Numerical modeling of the Amazon River plume

O Nikiema, JL Devenon, M Baklouti - Continental Shelf Research, 2007 - Elsevier
Marine circulation above the northern Brazilian continental shelf is subject to energetic
forcing factors of various origins: high water buoyancy fluxes induced by the Amazon River …

Seawater pH, pCO2 and [CO2− 3] variations in the Caribbean Sea over the last 130 kyr: A boron isotope and B/Ca study of planktic foraminifera

GL Foster - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2008 - Elsevier
Here a new analytical methodology is described for measuring the isotopic composition of
boron in foraminifera using multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry …

The pathways and properties of the Amazon River Plume in the tropical North Atlantic Ocean

VJ Coles, MT Brooks, J Hopkins… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The Amazon River Plume spreads across the tropical North Atlantic creating a barrier to
vertical mixing. Here using a 1/6° HYCOM model and data from three research cruises in …

Influence of upper‐ocean stratification on tropical cyclone‐induced surface cooling in the Bay of Bengal

S Neetu, M Lengaigne, EM Vincent… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Surface cooling induced by tropical cyclones (TCs) is about three times larger during
premonsoon than during postmonsoon season in the Bay of Bengal. We investigate …

Amazon sediment transport and accumulation along the continuum of mixed fluvial and marine processes

CA Nittrouer, DJ DeMaster, SA Kuehl… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Sediment transfer from land to ocean begins in coastal settings and, for large rivers such as
the Amazon, has dramatic impacts over thousands of kilometers covering diverse …

Iron isotopes in the Amazon River system: Weathering and transport signatures

BA Bergquist, EA Boyle - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2006 - Elsevier
Trace metal clean plankton tows, river samples, aerosol leachates, and porewater samples
from the Amazon River system were measured for their iron isotopic composition. The …

Sea surface salinity observations from space with the SMOS satellite: A new means to monitor the marine branch of the water cycle

N Reul, S Fournier, J Boutin, O Hernandez… - Surveys in …, 2014 - Springer
While it is well known that the ocean is one of the most important component of the climate
system, with a heat capacity 1,100 times greater than the atmosphere, the ocean is also the …

Space-time variability of the Amazon River plume based on satellite ocean color

GSF Molleri, EMLM Novo, M Kampel - Continental Shelf Research, 2010 - Elsevier
Satellite ocean color images were used to determine the space-time variability of the
Amazon River plume from 2000–2004. The relationship between sea-surface salinity (SSS) …

Influence of the Amazon River discharge on the biogeography of phytoplankton communities in the western tropical north Atlantic

JI Goes, H do Rosario Gomes, AM Chekalyuk… - Progress in …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract An Advanced Laser Fluorometer (ALF) capable of discriminating several
phytoplankton pigment types was utilized in conjunction with microscopic data to map the …

Rare earth element distribution in Caribbean seawater: Continental inputs versus lateral transport of distinct REE compositions in subsurface water masses

AH Osborne, BA Haley, EC Hathorne, Y Plancherel… - Marine Chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
The rare earth element (REE) concentrations of full water column profiles from ten stations in
the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Florida Straits, as well as of surface waters close …