Monsoon-driven seasonal hypoxia along the northern coast of Oman

Monsoon-driven seasonal hypoxia along the northern coast of Oman

Dissolved oxygen and current observations from a cabled ocean observatory in the Sea of Oman show that the annual recurrence of coastal hypoxia, defined as dissolved oxygen concentrations ≤63 μM, is associated with the seasonal cycle of local monsoon winds. The observations represent the first long-...

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Main Authors: Steven F. DiMarco, Zhankun Wang, Piers Chapman, Lubna al-Kharusi, Leila Belabbassi, Hilal al-Shaqsi, Marion Stoessel, Stephanie Ingle, Ann E. Jochens, Matthew K. Howard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
hypoxia
dissolved oxygen
monsoonal winds
upwelling and downwelling
Sea of Oman
cabled mooring array
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1248005/full

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