Browsing by Department "Oceanography"
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(2011-08-08)Copano Bay is a shallow (< 2-3 m), microtidal estuary in south central Texas. In an effort to both determine the distribution as well as investigate the controls on the distribution of oyster reefs, a geophysical survey ...
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(2018-07-26)Tropical cyclones (TCs) are one of the most impactful natural hazards to people’s life and economy, and improving forecast and future projection of TCs is one of the most important areas for the weather and climate research ...
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(2014-12-12)The Galápagos Islands are one of the most diverse marine ecosystems in the world because they lie at the confluence of several ocean currents in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP). The Galápagos Marine Reserve (GMR) ...
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(2018-06-19)Constraints on characteristics of past oceans-- ocean circulation, sedimentation processes, and sources of dissolved trace metals-- are vital because they contribute to our understanding of heat transport, atmospheric ...
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(2019-11-12)Ice nucleating particles (INP) are aerosol particles that catalyze the freezing of atmospheric water at temperatures warmer than homogeneous freezing, which occurs at -36 °C. INP contained in marine sea spray aerosols may ...
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Barrier Layers of the Atlantic Warm Pool: Formation Mechanism and Influence on Weather and Climate (2011-08-08)The aim of this research is to study the formation mechanism of Barrier Layers (BL) in the western tropical Atlantic and their influence on the tropical Atlantic climate at both short and long timescales. Many Coupled ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)Macrobenthos of the deep, northern Gulf of Mexico have been sampled with large box cores along multiple cross-depth transects extending from depths of 200 m out to 3700 m. Four major depth zones have been identified based ...
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(2012-07-16)Coastal low oxygen areas are expanding globally and are predicted to increase in size and duration due to climatic changes associated with a warming ocean. The Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone (GoMHZ) is the second largest ...
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(2019-05-28)This study represents a detailed analysis of the biochemical composition of organic carbon (OC) preserved in coastal wetland systems. Coastal wetlands are sensitive to anthropogenic disturbances with habitats undergoing ...
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(2020-07-22)The Arctic Ocean is characterized by broad continental shelves, large river inputs, sea ice coverage, and limited exchange with other major ocean basins. This provides a unique environment in which to examine the distribution ...
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(2017-05-08)Understanding the transformation and transportation of organic carbon is important to elucidate carbon cycling within changing ecosystems. Biomass burning produces a continuum of pyrogenic organic matter (Py-OM) with unique ...
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(2018-05-07)The Brazos River flows through central Texas and empties into the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Brazos River discharge is highly variable and is controlled in part by the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO). The Brazos River ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)Sedimentary basins can contain close to 20% by volume pore fluids that are commonly classified as brines. These fluids can become undersaturated with respect to calcite as a result of processes such as migration, dispersive ...
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(2012-02-14)The effect of ionic strength (I), pCO2, and temperature on the reaction kinetics of calcite was investigated in magnesium-free, phosphate-free, low calcium (mCa^2 ≈ 0.01 – 0.02 molal) simple KCl and NaCl solutions from ...
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(2017-06-05)The calcium carbonate saturation state is decreasing globally in the surface waters due to the increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and dissolved carbon dioxide in the oceans. Recent evidence suggests that the ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)Previous work in the Gulf of Lions, France has suggested that significant amounts of sediment may be escaping through the western part of this tectonically passive margin, despite it being far-removed from the primary ...
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(2012-10-19)Previous studies showed that sea surface salinity (SSS) in the Florida Straits as well as Florida Current transport covaried with changes in North Atlantic climate over the past two millennia. However, little is known about ...
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(2018-06-13)Hurricane Patricia in 2015 was the second-strongest tropical cyclone on record worldwide, with a maximum surface wind speed of 215 mph (~ 96m s-1). Although Patricia fortuitously spared major cities, it reminded us of the ...
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(2012-12-10)Five line transect surveys for marine mammals were conducted offshore of mainland Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands from 2008-2011. These data were used in conjunction with MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)Approximately 6.6 million years ago in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific a large increase in biogenic mass accumulation rates (MARs) occurred. This increased level of biogenic mass accumulation persisted until about 4.4 Ma ...