Rio de la Plata estuarine system: Relationship between river flow and frontal variability

Nagy, Gustavo J.; Severov, D.; Pshennikov, V.; Santos, M. de los; Lagomarsino, J.J.; Sans, Karina; Morozov, E. G.

doi:10.1016/j.asr.2007.11.027

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“…Similar correlation coefficients (r = 0.51) were observed between Niño 3.4 and the Uruguay River flow [19]. The associations found in this study with the RdlP and Uruguay River flow were higher than those of the above Flow (RdlP, Uruguay and Parana rivers) and average salinity showed inverse linear relationships with higher coefficients recorded during the EN phase than during "LNN" phase ( Figure 11).…”

Section: Weather Hydrological and Oceanographic Interactionssupporting

confidence: 67%

“…In this study, we found strong correlations in the hydrological behavior of the Uruguay and Parana rivers in response to the increase of rainfall during the 2009 spring, coinciding with the EN warm phase. ; [19,20] ; [19,20]). On the other hand, the average discharge of the Parana River for the 1884-1975 period (17,000 m 3 s…”

Section: Weather Conditionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition, the mean salinity was 5.0 AE 4.6 higher during EN phase and even higher (12.7 AE 9. The location and presence of the turbidity front is one of the environmental features regulating ecological processes in the RdlP [19,24,25]. The influence of ENSO events on this feature have been poorly studied [24].…”

Section: Oceanographic Conditionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several studies have described the relationship between ENSO events, RdlP flow, and salinity of the estuarine system [18,19,21]. According to [16], surface sediments on the north coast of RdlP showed a variability in the trophic state related to the ENSO event, with differences between the phases ("El Niño" and "La Niña-Neutral").…”

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confidence: 99%

“…ENSO is considered in the RdlP as a large-scale atmospheric forcing effect on the discharges of the tributary rivers [15,17], changes in salinity and nutrients [18], as well as in the location and location of turbidity or salinity fronts [19,20]. Several studies have described the relationship between ENSO events, RdlP flow, and salinity of the estuarine system [18,19,21].…”

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Weather, Hydrological and Oceanographic Conditions of the Northern Coast of the Río de la Plata Estuary during ENSO 2009–2010

Brugnoli¹,

Verocai²,

Muñiz³

et al. 2018

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Climatic, hydrological, and oceanographic conditions were determined during the 2009-2010 El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on the north coast of the Río de la Plata (RdlP) estuary. The maximum monthly rainfall was observed in the middle and upper La Plata basin during September 2009 and February 2010 ("El Niño" phase, (EN)). The monthly flow of RdlP showed an increase with rainfall and significant differences between ENSO phases. The wind stress showed fluctuations in both phases, being less intense during EN, during which time maximum flow of RdlP was observed. During the EN phase, increased precipitation contributed to variations in salinity and absence of water column stratification in the north coast of RdlP. This was also associated with variations in Secchi depth, oxygen saturation, and nutrient concentrations. The spatial location of the turbidity front was associated with the flow of the RdlP and wind stress, thus conditioning the physicochemical characteristics of the water column, mainly during EN phase.

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confidence: 99%