Spatial and temporal trends in summertime climate and water quality  indicators in the coastal embayments of Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

Rheuban, J. E.; Williamson, S.; Costa, J. E.; Glover, D. M.; Jakuba, R. W.; McCorkle, D. C.; Neill, C.; Williams, T.; Doney, S. C.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-253-2016

Articles | Volume 13, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-253-2016

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-253-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 1

Research article

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15 Jan 2016

Research article |

| 15 Jan 2016

Spatial and temporal trends in summertime climate and water quality indicators in the coastal embayments of Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

J. E. Rheuban, S. Williamson, J. E. Costa, D. M. Glover, R. W. Jakuba, D. C. McCorkle, C. Neill, T. Williams, and S. C. Doney

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RC C5503: 'Referee Comment', Charles Costello, 17 Sep 2015
- AC C7849: 'Response to Review Dr. Charles Costello', Jennie Rheuban, 20 Nov 2015
RC C7785: 'Rheuben', Anonymous Referee #2, 18 Nov 2015
- AC C7850: 'Response to Review 2', Jennie Rheuban, 20 Nov 2015

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (01 Dec 2015) by Maria Tzortziou

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We analysed 22 years of water quality data collected through a citizen science program focused on Buzzards Bay, MA. We found that summertime water temperatures warmed by nearly 2C and chlorophyll a nearly doubled across Buzzards Bay from 1992-2013. Although water quality worsened over time, nutrient concentrations remained largely the same in many places. Warming or altered rainfall patterns from a changing climate may partially offset benefits achieved by reducing nutrients.