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08 Aug 2022
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| 08 Aug 2022
| 08 Aug 2022
Impact of a long-lived anticyclonic mesoscale eddy on seawater anomalies in the northeastern tropical Pacific Ocean: a composite analysis from hydrographic measurements, sea level altimetry data, and reanalysis model products
MARUM Center for Marine Environmental Sciences and Faculty of Geosciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Matthias Haeckel
GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Sabine Haalboom
Department of Ocean Systems, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Texel, the Netherlands
Katja Schmidt
Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR), Hanover, Germany
Peter Urban
GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Department of Geology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Iason-Zois Gazis
GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Henko de Stigter
Department of Ocean Systems, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Texel, the Netherlands
André Paul
MARUM Center for Marine Environmental Sciences and Faculty of Geosciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Maren Walter
MARUM Center for Marine Environmental Sciences and Faculty of Geosciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Annemiek Vink
Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR), Hanover, Germany
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Based on altimetry data and in situ hydrographic observations, the impacts of an anticyclone mesoscale eddy (large rotating body of water) on the seawater characteristics were investigated during a research campaign. The particular eddy presents significant anomalies on the seawater properties at 1500 m. The potential role of eddies in the seafloor and its consequential effect on the altered dispersion of mining-related sediment plumes are important to assess future mining operations.
Based on altimetry data and in situ hydrographic observations, the impacts of an anticyclone...
