(2011) Amplification of hypoxic and acidic events by La Niña conditions on the continental shelf off California
- Journal
- Geophysical Research Letters
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 22
coastal waters, and can be lethal for benthic and demersal organisms on the continental
shelf. The normal seasonal cycle includes uplifting of isopycnals during upwelling in spring, which
brings low-oxygen and low-pH water onto the shelf. Five years of continuous observations of
subsurface dissolved oxygen off Southern California, reveal large additional oxygen deficiencies
relative to the seasonal cycle during the latest La Niña event. While some changes in ...
