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| Title: |
Environmental characterization of the continental shelf of the Gulf of Tehuantepec, Mexico |
| Author: |
M. Tapia-Garcia M. C. Garcia-Abad A. Carranza-Edwards F. Vazquez-Gutierrez |
| Appeared in: |
Geofísica internacional |
| Paging: | Volume 46 (2007) nr. 4 pages 246-260 |
| Year: |
2007 |
| Contents: |
This study analyzes data and information of the physical and chemical characteristics of water, and type of sediments of the continental shelf of the Gulf of Tehuantepec, Mexico. The changes of salinity, temperature, and dissolved oxygen fluctuate according to the wet and dry seasons (in the last one, prevails the Tehuantepecanos winds). The stations samples of salinity, temperature, pH, and type of sediments were classified by cluster and factor analysis. The results suggest that the Gulf of Tehuantepec has two subsystems. The Oaxaqueño subsystem extends south-southeast from Salina Cruz to the Tonala inlet. This subsystem is characterized by upwelling periods, which leads to low temperatures, low dissolved oxygen and high nutrient concentration, as well as sandy sediments and insignificant river discharges when low temperature, low dissolved oxygen and high nutrient concentration are typical, and by sandy sediments and insignificant river discharges. The second, the Chiapaneco subsystem, is located between the Tonala inlet and the Suchiate River, with strong influence of coastal lagoons and river discharges. The bottom is characterized by sandy and muddy-sand sediments. This subsystem is not affected by either Tehuantepecanos winds or upwelling. Both subsystems and their characteristics probably determine the patterns of distribution of the biotic resources. |
| Publisher: |
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica (provided by DOAJ) |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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