Characterization of “dead-zone” eddies in the eastern tropical North
Atlantic

Schütte, Florian; Karstensen, Johannes; Krahmann, Gerd; Hauss, Helena; Fiedler, Björn; Brandt, Peter; Visbeck, Martin; Körtzinger, Arne

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-5865-2016

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-5865-2016

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Hydrography, biogeochemistry, and biology of "dead-zone eddies"...

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-5865-2016

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28 Oct 2016

Research article |

| 28 Oct 2016

Characterization of “dead-zone” eddies in the eastern tropical North Atlantic

Florian Schütte, Johannes Karstensen, Gerd Krahmann, Helena Hauss, Björn Fiedler, Peter Brandt, Martin Visbeck, and Arne Körtzinger

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RC1: 'Review of “Characterization of ‘dead-zone’ eddies in the tropical Northeast Atlantic Ocean” by Schütte et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 06 Apr 2016
- AC2: 'Final Author Comments for Reviewer #1', Florian Schuette, 30 Jun 2016
RC2: 'Review: Characterization of "dead-zone" eddies in the tropical Northeast Atlantic Ocean. Schütte et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 30 Apr 2016
- AC1: 'Final Author Comments for Reviewer #2', Florian Schuette, 17 Jun 2016

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (09 Aug 2016) by Denis Gilbert

AR by Florian Schuette on behalf of the Authors (10 Sep 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (30 Sep 2016) by Denis Gilbert

Short summary

Mesoscale eddies with very low–oxygen concentrations at shallow depth have been recently discovered in the eastern tropical North Atlantic. Our analysis shows that low oxygen eddies occur more frequent than expected and are found even close to the equator (8° N). From budget calculations we show that an oxygen reduction of 7 µmol/kg in the depth range of 50–150 m in the eastern tropical North Atlantic (peak reduction is 16 µmol/kg at 100 m depth) can be associated with the dispersion of these eddies.