Summary
Hurricane Inez, a small intense storm, traversed the western Gulf of Mexico effecting changes in the physical, chemical and biological state of the water. Observations made before and immediately after the storm along a line normal to the hurricane path permitted diagnoses of local changes. A discussion of these changes is presented. In the light of recent numerical experiments, implications regarding induced water circulation is considered.
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Der Orkan Inez, ein kleiner aber heftiger Sturm, überquerte den westlichen Teil des Golfs von Mexiko und führte zu Veränderungen in den physikalischen, chemischen und biologischen Verhältnissen des Wassers. Aufgrund von Beobachtungen vor und kurz nach dem Sturm auf einer dem normalen Orkanweg entsprechenden Linie lassen sich die lokalen Änderungen bestimmen. Diese Änderungen werden diskutiert. Unter Berücksichtigung der neuesten numerischen Experimente werden die Folgen in bezug auf induzierte Wasserzirkulation erörtert.
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L'ouragan Iñez, petite tempête violente, a traversé la partie Ouest du Golfe du Mexique en provoquant des changements dans la constitution physique, chimique et biologique de l'eau. Des observations effectuées avant et immédiatement après la tempête, le long d'une ligne normale à la trajectoire de l'ouragan, ont permis de mettre en évidence les changements locaux. On expose une discussion de ces changements. A la lumière d'expériences numériques recentes on examine les conséquences relatives à une circulation forcée de l'eau.
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Nach einem Vortrag, gehalten während der Meteorologen-Geophysiker-Tagung am 2. 4. 1968 in Hamburg.
The research herein reported was sponsored by the Geophysics Branch of the Office of Naval Research and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, National Institutes of Health, U.S.A., through the Texas A & M Research Foundation.
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Franceschini, G.A., El-Sayed, S.Z. Effect of Hurricane Inez (1966) on the hydrography and productivity of the western Gulf of Mexico. Deutsche Hydrographische Zeitschrift 21, 193–202 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02232685
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