A hydrodynamic model for Galveston Bay and the shelf in the northern Gulf of Mexico

Du, Jiabi; Park, Kyeong; Shen, Jian; Zhang, Yinglong J.; Yu, Xin; Ye, Fei; Wang, Zhengui; Rabalais, Nancy N.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-15-951-2019

Articles | Volume 15, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-15-951-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-15-951-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 4

Research article

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17 Jul 2019

Research article |

| 17 Jul 2019

A hydrodynamic model for Galveston Bay and the shelf in the northern Gulf of Mexico

Jiabi Du, Kyeong Park, Jian Shen, Yinglong J. Zhang, Xin Yu, Fei Ye, Zhengui Wang, and Nancy N. Rabalais

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Comments from a reviewer', Anonymous Referee #1, 14 Mar 2019
- AC1: 'Response to comments by reviewer #1', Jiabi Du, 11 Apr 2019
RC2: 'Interactive comment on “A hydrodynamic model for Galveston Bay and the shelf in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico” by Jiabi Du et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 18 Mar 2019
- AC2: 'Response to comments by reviewer #2', Jiabi Du, 17 Apr 2019
  - RC4: 'A hydrodynamic model for Galveston Bay and the shelf in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico', Anonymous Referee #2, 24 Apr 2019
    - AC3: 'Response to comments by reviewer #2', Jiabi Du, 30 Apr 2019
RC3: 'Comments from a reviewer', Anonymous Referee #1, 18 Apr 2019
- AC4: 'Response to comments by reviewer #1', Jiabi Du, 30 Apr 2019

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Jiabi Du on behalf of the Authors (15 May 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (12 Jun 2019) by Eric J.M. Delhez

RR by Ivica Janeković (14 Jun 2019)

ED: Publish as is (27 Jun 2019) by Eric J.M. Delhez

Short summary

The northern Gulf of Mexico is characterized by complex estuary–shelf–ocean interactions. We developed a 3-D model to represent these interactions. The model is validated with observational data and used to examine the remote influence of Mississippi–Atchafalaya freshwater discharge on Texas coastal systems. Numerical experiments reveal that the remote influence varies greatly under different wind conditions, suggesting great control from the shelf circulations on estuarine dynamics.