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https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-1075
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-1075
20 Oct 2022
 | 20 Oct 2022

The effects of Hurricane Harvey on Texas coastal zone chemistry

Piers Chapman, Steven F. DiMarco, Anthony H. Knap, Antonietta Quigg, and Nan D. Walker

Abstract. Hurricane Harvey deposited over 90 billion cubic meters of rainwater over central Texas, USA, during late August/early September 2017. During four cruises (June, August, September and November 2017) we observed changes in hydrography, nutrient and oxygen concentrations in Texas coastal waters. Despite intense terrestrial runoff, nutrient supply to the coastal ocean was transient, with little phytoplankton growth observed and no hypoxia. Observations suggest this was probably related to the retention of nutrients in the coastal bays, rapid uptake by phytoplankton of nutrients washed out of the bays, as well as dilution by the sheer volume of rainwater, and the lack of significant carbon reserves in the sediments, despite the imposition of a strong pycnocline. By the November cruise conditions had apparently returned to normal and no long-term effects were observed.

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01 Mar 2023
The effects of Hurricane Harvey on Texas coastal-zone chemistry
Piers Chapman, Steven F. DiMarco, Anthony H. Knap, Antonietta Quigg, and Nan D. Walker
Ocean Sci., 19, 209–227, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-209-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-209-2023, 2023
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Piers Chapman, Steven F. DiMarco, Anthony H. Knap, Antonietta Quigg, and Nan D. Walker

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Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-1075', Anonymous Referee #1, 24 Oct 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-1075', Anonymous Referee #2, 20 Nov 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Piers Chapman, 11 Jan 2023

Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-1075', Anonymous Referee #1, 24 Oct 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-1075', Anonymous Referee #2, 20 Nov 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Piers Chapman, 11 Jan 2023

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Piers Chapman on behalf of the Authors (11 Jan 2023)  Author's response 
EF by Ariane Baumbach (12 Jan 2023)  Supplement 
EF by Ariane Baumbach (12 Jan 2023)  Manuscript 
EF by Ariane Baumbach (12 Jan 2023)  Author's tracked changes 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (13 Jan 2023) by Mario Hoppema
RR by Alan Shiller (23 Jan 2023)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (01 Feb 2023) by Mario Hoppema
AR by Piers Chapman on behalf of the Authors (06 Feb 2023)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (07 Feb 2023) by Mario Hoppema
AR by Piers Chapman on behalf of the Authors (09 Feb 2023)  Manuscript 

Journal article(s) based on this preprint

01 Mar 2023
The effects of Hurricane Harvey on Texas coastal-zone chemistry
Piers Chapman, Steven F. DiMarco, Anthony H. Knap, Antonietta Quigg, and Nan D. Walker
Ocean Sci., 19, 209–227, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-209-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-209-2023, 2023
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Piers Chapman, Steven F. DiMarco, Anthony H. Knap, Antonietta Quigg, and Nan D. Walker
Piers Chapman, Steven F. DiMarco, Anthony H. Knap, Antonietta Quigg, and Nan D. Walker

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Hurricane Harvey led to unprecedented rainfall over south central Texas in August/September 2017. We obtained physical and chemical data from the affected offshore area both before and after the hurricane passed. Despite the intense rainfall, the effects on the coastal ocean were apparently only short-lived and we did not observe major blooms of plankton or inputs of nutrients, possibly because of there sheer volume of rainwater that diluted any runoff.