Spring Stopover of Intercontinental Migratory Thrushes along the Northern Coast of the Gulf of Mexico

The Auk ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 114 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang Yong ◽  
Frank R. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Northern Coast ◽  
Spring Stopover

scholarly journals Effect of fuel deposition rate on departure fuel load of migratory songbirds during spring stopover along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank R. Moore ◽  
Kristen M. Covino ◽  
William B. Lewis ◽  
Theodore J. Zenzal ◽  
Thomas J. Benson
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Deposition Rate ◽  
Fuel Load ◽  
Northern Coast ◽  
Migratory Songbirds ◽  
Spring Stopover ◽  
Fuel Deposition

scholarly journals Estimating Contemporary and Future Wind-Damage Losses from Hurricanes Affecting Eglin Air Force Base, Florida

2011 ◽  
Vol 50 (7) ◽  
pp. 1514-1526 ◽  
Author(s):  
James B. Elsner ◽  
Shawn W. Lewers ◽  
Jill C. Malmstadt ◽  
Thomas H. Jagger
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Air Force ◽  
North Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Wind Damage ◽  
Northern Coast ◽  
Wind Fields ◽  
The North ◽  
Extreme Wind ◽  
Extreme Wind Speed ◽  
Air Force Base

AbstractThe strongest hurricanes over the North Atlantic Ocean are getting stronger, with the increase related to rising ocean temperature. Here, the authors develop a procedure for estimating future wind losses from hurricanes and apply it to Eglin Air Force Base along the northern coast of Florida. The method combines models of the statistical distributions for extreme wind speed and average sea surface temperature over the Gulf of Mexico with dynamical models for tropical cyclone wind fields and damage losses. Results show that the 1-in-100-yr hurricane from the twentieth century picked at random to occur in the year 2100 would result in wind damage that is 36% [(13%, 76%) = 90% confidence interval] greater solely as a consequence of the projected warmer waters in the Gulf of Mexico. The method can be applied elsewhere along the coast with modeling assumptions modified for regional conditions.

Winds aloft over three water bodies influence spring stopover distributions of migrating birds along the Gulf of Mexico coast

The Auk ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah L Clipp ◽  
Jeffrey J Buler ◽  
Jaclyn A Smolinsky ◽  
Kyle G Horton ◽  
Andrew Farnsworth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Caribbean Sea ◽  
Radar Data ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Northern Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Migrating Birds ◽  
Spring Stopover ◽  
Mexico Coast

Abstract Migrating birds contend with dynamic wind conditions that ultimately influence most aspects of their migration, from broad-scale movements to individual decisions about where to rest and refuel. We used weather surveillance radar data to measure spring stopover distributions of northward migrating birds along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast and found a strong influence of winds over nonadjacent water bodies, the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, along with the contiguous Gulf of Mexico. Specifically, we quantified the relative influence of meridional (north–south) and zonal (west–east) wind components over the 3 water bodies on weekly spring stopover densities along western, central, and eastern regions of the northern Gulf of Mexico coast. Winds over the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean were just as, or more, influential than winds over the Gulf of Mexico, with the highest stopover densities in the central and eastern regions of the coast following the fastest winds from the east over the Caribbean Sea. In contrast, stopover density along the western region of the coast was most influenced by winds over the Gulf of Mexico, with the highest densities following winds from the south. Our results elucidate the important role of wind conditions over multiple water bodies on region-wide stopover distributions and complement tracking data showing Nearctic–Neotropical birds flying nonstop from South America to the northern Gulf of Mexico coast. Smaller-bodied birds may be particularly sensitive to prevailing wind conditions during nonstop flights over water, with probable orientation and energetic consequences that shape subsequent terrestrial stopover distributions. In the future, the changing climate is likely to alter wind conditions associated with migration, so birds that employ nonstop over-water flight strategies may face growing challenges.

Long-term Observations of Atmospheric Speciated Mercury at a Coastal Site in the Northern Gulf of Mexico during 2007–2018

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinrong Ren ◽  
Winston Luke ◽  
Paul Kelley ◽  
Mark Cohen ◽  
Mark Olson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Variation ◽  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Wet Deposition ◽  
Elemental Mercury ◽  
Early Summer ◽  
Atmospheric Mercury ◽  
Photochemical Oxidation ◽  
Mercury Species ◽  
Monitoring Site ◽  
Northern Coast

<p>Atmospheric mercury species (including gaseous elemental mercury (GEM), gaseous oxidized mercury (GOM) and particulate-bound mercury (PBM)), trace pollutants (including O<sub>3</sub>, SO<sub>2</sub>, CO, NO, NO<sub>Y</sub> and black carbon), and meteorological parameters have been continuously monitored since 2007 at an Atmospheric Mercury Network (AMNet) site located on the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico at the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) in Moss Point, Mississippi. For the data collected between 2007 and 2018, the average concentrations and standard deviations were 1.39 ± 0.22 ng m<sup>-3</sup> for GEM, 5.1 ± 10.2 pg m<sup>-3</sup> for GOM, 5.9 ± 13.0 pg m<sup>-3</sup> for PBM, and 309 ± 407 ng m<sup>-2</sup> wk<sup>-1</sup> for mercury wet deposition, with interannual trends of -0.009 ng m<sup>-3</sup> yr<sup>-1</sup> for GEM, -0.36 pg m<sup>-3</sup> yr<sup>-1</sup> for GOM, 0.18 pg m<sup>-3</sup> yr<sup>-1</sup> for PBM, and 2.8 ng m<sup>-2</sup> wk<sup>-1</sup> yr<sup>-1</sup> for mercury wet deposition. The trends are statistically significant for GEM and GOM, but not statistically significant for PBM and mercury wet deposition. Diurnal variation of GEM shows lower concentrations in the early morning due to GEM depletion likely due to plant uptake in high humidity events and slight elevation during the day likely due to downward mixing of higher concentrations of GEM in the air aloft to the surface. Seasonal variation of GEM shows higher levels in winter and spring and lower levels in summer and fall. Diurnal variations of both GOM and PBM show broad peaks in the afternoon likely due to photochemical oxidation of GEM. Seasonally, PBM measurements exhibit higher levels in winter and early spring and lower levels in summer, while GOM measurements show high levels in late spring/early summer and late fall and low levels in winter. The seasonal variation of mercury wet deposition shows higher values in summer and lower values in winter due to higher precipitation amounts in summer than in winter. As expected, anticorrelation between Hg wet deposition and the sum of GOM and PBM but positive correlation between Hg wet deposition and rainfall were observed. Correlation among GOM, ozone, and SO<sub>2</sub> suggests two possible GOM sources: direct emissions and photochemical oxidation of GEM with the possible influence of boundary dynamics and seasonal variability. This study indicates that the monitoring site, which is located in a coastal environment of the Gulf of Mexico, might experience impacts from mercury sources that are both local and regional in nature.</p>

scholarly journals Fruit Quality of Satsuma Mandarin Grown on the Northern Coast of the Gulf of Mexico

HortScience ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 979-982 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.C. Ebel ◽  
W.A. Dozier ◽  
B. Hockema ◽  
F.M. Woods ◽  
R. Thomas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Sampling Period ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Northern Coast ◽  
Green Color ◽  
Satsuma Mandarin

This study was conducted to determine fruit quality of Satsuma mandarin Citrus unshiu, Marc. `Owari' grown on the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Soluble solids increased linearly and titratable acidity decreased quadratically during October and November for the four sampling years. There was no significant interaction between sampling date and year. There was a significant year effect for titratable acidity, but not soluble solids or their ratio. A 10:1 soluble solids to titratable acidity ratio was observed on 10 Nov. Variation in fruit weight corresponded with cropload. Fruit weight increased during the sampling period due to an increase in fruit length since there was no change in width. Peel color was yellow-orange by 10 Nov., with many fruit still exhibiting patches of green color. Because of some green color present in the peel, the fruit would have to be degreened for successful marketing in U.S. retail chain stores.

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