Ohde, Thomas (2018): Sulfur plume sizes and ENSO indices between 2002-2013 at Callao and Pisco, coastal Peru [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.893107, Supplement to: Ohde, T (2018): Coastal Sulfur Plumes off Peru During El Niño, La Niña, and Neutral Phases. Geophysical Research Letters, 45(14), 7075-7083, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL077618
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Published: 2018-08-17 • DOI registered: 2018-09-15
Abstract:
For the first time, the impact of the El Niño‐Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on the surface sulfur plumes off the Peruvian upwelling system has been studied. The investigations demonstrated a strong correlation between the ENSO and the sulfur plumes in the coastal areas of Callao and Pisco. During the El Niño phases, the sulfur plumes disappeared almost completely because of equatorial remotely forced oxygenation episodes. The La Niña events were associated with strong oxygen deficiency over the Peruvian shelf, supporting the formation of hydrogen sulfide and, consequently, the occurrence of sulfur plumes. This impact was smaller at Callao, because the La Niña phases in this coastal area were interrupted by weak oxygenation events. During the neutral phases, oxygen‐poor waters were also present in the Peruvian shelf areas, promoting the large size of sulfur plumes. However, they were not forced by the remotely driven processes resulting from ENSO phenomena.
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Median Latitude: -12.885000 * Median Longitude: -76.670000 * South-bound Latitude: -13.710000 * West-bound Longitude: -77.130000 * North-bound Latitude: -12.060000 * East-bound Longitude: -76.210000
Date/Time Start: 2002-04-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2012-04-01T00:00:00
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- Ohde, T (2018): (Figure 3) Monthly sulfur plume size at Callao and Pisco, coastal Peru. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.893104
- Ohde, T (2018): (Figure 4) Relation between sulfur plumes and ENSO phases. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.893105
- Ohde, T (2018): (Table 1) ENSO values, and classification of the ENSO years into warm, cold, and neutral phases including weak, moderate, and strong. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.893106