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Mass falls of crustacean carcasses link surface waters and the deep seafloor. [PDF]
Ecology, 2023 Ecology, Volume 104, Issue 2, February 2023.
Simon-Lledó E +6 more
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The Global Sink of Available Potential Energy by Mesoscale Air-Sea Interaction. [PDF]
J Adv Model Earth Syst, 2020 Abstract The thermal component of oceanic eddy available potential energy (EPE) generation due to air‐sea interaction is proportional to the product of anomalous sea surface temperature (SST) and net air‐sea heat flux (SHF). In this study we assess EPE generation and its timescale and space‐scale dependence from observations and a high‐resolution ...
Bishop SP, Small RJ, Bryan FO.
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Hydrographic variability in the Gulf of Papagayo, Costa Rica during 2017-2019
Revista de Biología Tropical, 2021 Introduction: The Gulf of Papagayo (GP) is a site of socioeconomic importance located in the North Pacific of Costa Rica. The ecosystem services of this site represent a benefit in local communities, and its dynamics are influenced by a coastal upwelling system that affects fishing and commercial activity. Objective: The objective of this study was to
Carlos Brenes-Rodríguez +6 more
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The Diurnal Cycle of East Pacific Convection, Moisture, and CYGNSS Wind Speed and Fluxes
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 128, Issue 8, 27 April 2023., 2023 Abstract The far eastern tropical Pacific is one of the rainiest locations on Earth. This region is characterized by a robust diurnal cycle with precipitation initiating over the Andes mountains in Colombia in the late afternoon and moving offshore overnight while organizing into mesoscale convective systems (MCSs).
Emily M. Riley Dellaripa +2 more
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Atmospheric circulation types controlling rainfall in the Central American Isthmus
International Journal of Climatology, Volume 43, Issue 1, Page 197-218, January 2023., 2023 Adjusted coefficients of determination show how low‐level circulation impacts daily variability in vertically integrated moisture flux divergence (VIMFD) and precipitation over the Pacific slope of Central America. Mechanisms forcing the circulation are explored.
Fernán Sáenz +5 more
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Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 127, Issue 10, October 2022., 2022 Abstract Along the west coasts of North, Central, and South America, sea surface temperature (SST) fronts are important for circulation dynamics and promoting biological activity. Prevailing equatorward winds during summer results in offshore Ekman transport and upwelling along the coast, where fronts often form between cold, upwelled water and warmer ...
Caitlin M. Amos, Renato M. Castelao
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Relationships Between Air‐Sea CO2 Flux and New Production in the Equatorial Pacific
Global Biogeochemical Cycles, Volume 36, Issue 4, April 2022., 2022 Abstract The equatorial Pacific is the largest oceanic source of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. This outgassing varies depending on the El Niño‐Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and decadal climate variability. New production, the amount of phytoplankton net primary production driven by upwelled nitrate, plays a significant role in modulating air‐sea CO2 ...
Nicholas A. Pittman +4 more
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Atmosphere, 2022 Lightning activity has been recognized to have, historically, social and environmental consequences around the globe. This work analyzes the space-time distribution of lightning-densities (D) in an extended Central America region (ECA).
Jorge A. Amador, Dayanna Arce-Fernández
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Outsize Influence of Central American Orography on Global Climate
AGU Advances, Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2021., 2021 Abstract Global Climate Models (GCMs) exhibit substantial biases in their simulation of tropical climate. One particularly problematic bias exists in GCMs' simulation of the tropical rainband known as the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ).
Jane W. Baldwin +3 more
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Generation and propagation of anticyclonic rings in the Gulf of Papagayo
International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2004 Lagrangian drifting buoys, local meteorological stations and AVHRR data were used to describe the generation and propagation of anticyclonic rings in the Gulf of Papagayo during the upwelling season in 1996. Some observations were consistent with two generation mechanisms previously proposed: forcing by inertially rotating Papagayo wind jets and ...
Ballestero, D., Coen, J. E.
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