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Título del libro: Coral Reefs Of The Southern Gulf Of Mexico
Título del capítulo: Climate and oceanography

Autores UNAM:
GUILLERMO JAVIER HORTA PUGA; JUAN PABLO CARRICART GANIVET;
Autores externos:

Idioma:
Inglés
Año de publicación:
2007
Resumen:

The climate and oceanography of coral reef areas within the southern Gulf of Mexico (SGM) are the result of large-scale water circulation (i.e., the Loop Current and associated large anticyclonic gyre) and mesoscale features interacting within the slope and shelf (cyclonic or anticyclonic gyres, tropical cyclones, and other meteorological events called nortes). Local conditions (such as freshwater infl ow by river discharge, total volume ? 187.6-109 m3 yr-1 in the case of the Campeche, Veracruz, and Tuxpan reef areas or negligible in the case of the Yucatán Peninsula; Carricart-Ganivet and Merino 2001), precipitation, and local wind also affect the area. In this chapter, we summarize the knowledge of these oceanographic and climatic conditions in the coral reef areas of the southern Gulf of Mexico. We discuss the general surface circulation by dominant processes in the Loop Current region, deep western Gulf, Bay of Campeche, Tamaulipas-Veracruz shelf, and Campeche Bank. Local weather and continental infl uence (freshwater infl ow) in the different coral reef areas are also discussed. © 2007 by Texas A&M University Press. All Rights Reserved.


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