scholarly journals Investigating Rhône River plume (Gulf of Lions, France) dynamics using metrics analysis from the MERIS 300m Ocean Color archive (2002–2012)

2017 ◽  
Vol 144 ◽  
pp. 98-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aurélien Gangloff ◽  
Romaric Verney ◽  
David Doxaran ◽  
Anouck Ody ◽  
Claude Estournel
Keyword(s):  
Ocean Color ◽  
River Plume ◽  
Rhône River ◽  
Gulf Of Lions ◽  
Rhone River

scholarly journals Functioning of the planktonic ecosystem on the Gulf of Lions shelf (NW Mediterranean) during spring and its impact on the carbon deposition: a field data and 3-D modelling combined approach

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 3231-3261 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. A. Auger ◽  
F. Diaz ◽  
C. Ulses ◽  
C. Estournel ◽  
J. Neveux ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Deposition ◽  
River Plume ◽  
Rhône River ◽  
Offshore Area ◽  
Good Opportunity ◽  
Gulf Of Lions ◽  
Rhone River ◽  
Nw Mediterranean ◽  
Living Organisms ◽  
Peak Discharges

Abstract. A coupled hydrodynamic-biogeochemical modelling is developed to address main mechanisms that drive the particulate organic carbon (POC) deposition in the Gulf of Lions (NW-Mediterranean). Low-salinity water (LSW, salinity <37.5) lenses detached from the Rhone River plume under specific wind conditions tend to favour the biological productivity and provide a good opportunity for validating a planktonic ecosystem modelling. A specific calibration dedicated to river plume ecosystems is then proposed and validated using in situ measurements within such LSW lens (BIOPRHOFI cruise – May 2006) and on the Gulf of Lions. During spring 2006, the POC deposition is maximal on the prodelta area and within the coastal area in the Gulf of Lions. Organic detritus mostly contribute to the total POC deposition (82–92%) whereas the contribution of living organisms (microphytoplankton) appears lower than 17%. Exploring both influences of terrestrial inputs from the Rhone River and planktonic ecosystems on the POC deposition on the shelf, we estimated that the contribution of terrestrial POM inputs to the total POC deposition is lower than 17% at the shelf scale during the study period, with maxima during peak discharges of the Rhone River. The main deposition area of terrestrial POC is found in the vicinity of the river mouth in agreement with sediment data. On the other hand, a remarkable influence of marine biological processes on the POC deposition is highlighted further on the shelf (from 60 to 80 m depth). A tight feedback between zooplankton and POM contents in the water column is proposed to explain the control of POC deposition by zooplankton: terrestrial POM inputs would favour the development of living organisms through photosynthesis and grazing processes increasing the retention of organic matter within the food web. By favouring the development of large-sized zooplankton, LSW lenses may have paradoxically a negative impact on the carbon deposition on the shelf. In the same way, peak discharges of the Rhone River finally increase the gradient of POC deposition between the prodelta and the offshore area in the Gulf of Lions. The biogenic elements from the Rhone River are then exported further offshore through advection of zooplankton communities on the Gulf of Lions shelf.

scholarly journals Holocene climate variability in the North-Western Mediterranean Sea (Gulf of Lions)

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Jalali ◽  
M.-A. Sicre ◽  
M.-A. Bassetti ◽  
N. Kallel
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Early Holocene ◽  
Inner Shelf ◽  
Catchment Basin ◽  
Rhône River ◽  
Gulf Of Lions ◽  
The North ◽  
Western Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Rhone River

Abstract. Sea surface temperatures (SSTs) and land-derived input time series were generated from the Gulf of Lions inner-shelf sediments (NW Mediterranean Sea) using alkenones and high-molecular-weight odd-carbon numbered n-alkanes (TERR-alkanes), respectively. The SST record depicts three main phases: a warm Early Holocene ( ∼  18 ± 0.4  °C) followed by a cooling of  ∼  3  °C between 7000 and 1000 BP, and rapid warming from  ∼  1850 AD onwards. Several superimposed multi-decadal to centennial-scale cold events of  ∼  1  °C amplitude were also identified. TERR-alkanes were quantified in the same sedimentary horizons to identify periods of high Rhone River discharge and compare them with regional flood reconstructions. Concentrations show a broad increase from the Early Holocene towards the present with a pronounced minimum around 2500 BP and large fluctuations during the Late Holocene. Comparison with Holocene flood activity reconstructions across the Alps region suggests that sediments of the inner shelf originate mainly from the Upper Rhone River catchment basin and that they are primarily delivered during positive North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO).

scholarly journals Bacterial activity and genetic richness along an estuarine gradient (Rhone River plume, France)

2002 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 13-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Troussellier ◽  
H Schäfer ◽  
N Batailler ◽  
L Bernard ◽  
C Courties ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
River Plume ◽  
Bacterial Activity ◽  
Rhône River ◽  
Estuarine Gradient ◽  
Rhone River
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