Seasonal patterns of surface inorganic carbon system variables in the Gulf of Mexico inferred from a regional high-resolution ocean biogeochemical model

Gomez, Fabian A.; Wanninkhof, Rik; Barbero, Leticia; Lee, Sang-Ki; Hernandez Jr., Frank J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-1685-2020

Articles | Volume 17, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-1685-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-1685-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 6

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31 Mar 2020

Research article |

| 31 Mar 2020

Seasonal patterns of surface inorganic carbon system variables in the Gulf of Mexico inferred from a regional high-resolution ocean biogeochemical model

Fabian A. Gomez, Rik Wanninkhof, Leticia Barbero, Sang-Ki Lee, and Frank J. Hernandez Jr.

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RC1: 'Review of Gomez et al. "Seasonal patterns of surface inorganic carbon system variables in the Gulf of Mexico inferred from a regional high-resolution ocean-biogeochemical model"', Anonymous Referee #1, 28 Nov 2019
- AC1: 'Response to the referees comments', Fabian Gomez, 16 Jan 2020
RC2: 'Interactive comment on “Seasonal patterns of surface inorganic carbon system variables in the Gulf of Mexico inferred from a regional high-resolution ocean-biogeochemical model” by Fabian A. Gomez et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 30 Nov 2019
- AC2: 'Response to the referees comments', Fabian Gomez, 16 Jan 2020

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (28 Jan 2020) by Ciavatta Stefano

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We use a numerical model to infer annual changes of surface carbon chemistry in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM). The main seasonality drivers of partial pressure of carbon dioxide and aragonite saturation state from the model are temperature and river runoff. The GoM basin is a carbon sink in winter–spring and carbon source in summer–fall, but uptake prevails near the Mississippi Delta year-round due to high biological production. Our model results show good correspondence with observational studies.