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Investigating the effect of oil spills
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Funding Source: Year 3-5 Investigator Grants (RFP-II)

Project Publications & Presentations

Dynamics of Dissolved Inorganic Carbon and Dissolved Oxygen Following Natural or Manmade Petroleum Carbon Release into Marine Environments

Journal Articles - 9

2018

Hu, X., Nuttall, M. F., Wang, H., Yao, H., Staryk, C. J., McCutcheon, M. R., et al. (2018). Seasonal variability of carbonate chemistry and decadal changes in waters of a marine sanctuary in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Marine Chemistry, 205, 16–28.

2016

Hu, X., Cai, W. - J., Rabalais, N. N., & Xue, J. (2016). Coupled oxygen and dissolved inorganic carbon dynamics in coastal ocean and its use as a potential indicator for detecting water column oil degradation. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 129, 311–318.
Wang, H., Hu, X., & Sterba-Boatwright, B. (2016). A new statistical approach for interpreting oceanic fCO2 data. Marine Chemistry, 183, 41–49.

2015

Hu, X., Pollack, J. B., McCutcheon, M. R., Montagna, P. A., & Ouyang, Z. (2015). Long-Term Alkalinity Decrease and Acidification of Estuaries in Northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Environ. Sci. Technol., 49(6), 3401–3409.
Huang, W. - J., Cai, W. - J., Wang, Y., Hu, X., Chen, B., Lohrenz, S. E., et al. (2015). The response of inorganic carbon distributions and dynamics to upwelling-favorable winds on the northern Gulf of Mexico during summer. Continental Shelf Research, 111, 211–222.
Huang, W. - J., Cai, W. - J., Wang, Y., Lohrenz, S. E., & Murrell, M. C. (2015). The carbon dioxide (CO2) system on the Mississippi River-dominated continental shelf in the northern Gulf of Mexico: 1. Distribution and air-sea CO2flux. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 120(3), 1429–1445.
Xue, J., Cai, W. - J., Hu, X., Huang, W. - J., Lohrenz, S. E., & Gundersen, K. (2015). Temporal variation and stoichiometric ratios of organic matter remineralization in bottom waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico during late spring and summer. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 120(12), 8304–8326.

2014

Xue, Z., He, R., Fennel, K., Cai, W. - J., Lohrenz, S., Huang, W. - J., et al. (2014). Modeling pCO/2 variability in the Gulf of Mexico. Biogeosciences Discuss., 11(8), 12673–12695.

2013

Xue, Z., He, R., Fennel, K., Cai, W. - J., Lohrenz, S., & Hopkinson, C. (2013). Modeling ocean circulation and biogeochemical variability in the Gulf of Mexico. Biogeosciences, 10(11), 7219–7234.

Conference Presentations - 17

2016

Wang, H., Cai, W. - J., Hu, X., & Rabalais, N. N. (2016). Spatial and Temporal Distributions of Carbonate Saturation State on the Mississippi River Dominated Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016. New Orleans, LA : 02/21/16-02/26/16.
Wang, H., Hu, X., & Rabalais, N. N. (2016). What Drives Oxygen Consumption in the Northern Gulf of Mexico? – A Stable Isotope Perspective. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.
Wang, H., Hu, X., & Rabalais, N. N. (2016). What Drives Oxygen Consumption in the Northern Gulf of Mexico? – A Stable Isotope Perspective. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016. New Orleans, LA : 02/21/16-02/26/16.

2015

Cai, W. - J. (2015). Acidification, eutrophication and hypoxia in estuarine and coastal waters. In Goldschmidt 2015. Prague, Czech Republic : 08/16/15-08/21/15.
Cai, W. - J. (2015). How do estuarine waters acidify due to biogeochemical reactions and uptake of anthropogenic CO2? In Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation 2015. Portland, OR : 11/08/15-11/12/15.
Cai, W. - J., Laruelle, G. G., Hu, X., Yin, K., & Regnier, P. (2015). Ocean margins as an increasing sink for the atmospheric carbon dioxide. In Goldschmidt 2015. Prague, Czech Republic : 08/16/15-08/21/15.
Hu, X., Bacosa, H., & Liu, Z. (2015). Photo-oxidation of Louisiana Sweet Crude Oil in Gulf Waters-A Preliminary Result. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
Wang, H., Hu., X., Cai, W. - J., Rabalais, N. N., Huang, W. - J., & Xue, J. (2015). Evidence of Cross-shelf Inorganic Carbon Export in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
Wang, H., Sterba-Boatwright, B., & Hu, X. (2015). A new statistical approach for interpreting ocean fCO2 record. In Chemical Oceanography Gordon Research Conference. Holderness, NH : 7/26/2015-8/1/2015: Poster.
Xu, Y., & Cai, W. - J. (2015). Spatial and seasonal variability of inorganic carbon in the South Atlantic Bight. In Chemical Oceanography Gordon Research Conference. Holderness, NH : 7/26/2015-8/1/2015: Poster.

2014

Cai, W. - J. (2014). Interactive Effects Between Ocean Acidification and Coastal Water Eutrophication and Hypoxia. In Gordon Research Conference on – Ocean Global Change Biology. Winterville, NH : 7/6/2014-7/11/2014.
Rabalais, N. N., Smith, L. M., Turner, R. E., Overton, E. B., Hu, X., & Cai, W. J. (2014). Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Gulf of Mexico Shelf Hypoxia. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Rabalais, N. N., Smith, L. M., Turner, R. E., Overton, E. B., Hu, X., & Cai, W. J. (2014). Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Gulf of Mexico Shelf Hypoxia. In Gordon Research Conference on – Ocean Global Change Biology. Winterville, NH : 7/6/2014-7/11/2014: Poster.
Wang, H., Hu, X., Turner, R. E., Cai, W. - J., & Rabalais, N. (2014). Stable Isotope Composition of Remineralizing Organic Carbon in the Northern Gulf of Mexico in the Summer 2013. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Xue, J., Cai, W. - J., Hu, X., & Huang, W. (2014). Relative rates and stoichiometry ratios of organic matter respiration in bottom water of the northern Gulf of Mexico during summertime. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.

2013

Cai, W. J. (2013). Eutrophication, hypoxia, ocean acidification, and oil spill: potential interactions of multiple environmental stressors in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
Hu, X. P., Cai, W. J., & Rabalais, N. (2013). Organic carbon remineralization stoichiometry – a useful indicator for detecting oil degradation in water column. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org