Suspended particulate matter delivery modulated by mesoscale eddies in the southern Mozambique Channel

Libin ZHU; Yong TANG; Houjie WANG; Zhaocai WU; Limin HU; Xiao WU; Naishuang BI

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Suspended particulate matter delivery modulated by mesoscale eddies in the southern Mozambique Channel

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- Suspended particulate matter delivery modulated by mesoscale eddies in the southern Mozambique Channel
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 43, Issue 4, Pages: 1106-1121(2025)
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  1.College of Marine Geosciences, Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences and Prospecting Technique, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
  2.Laboratory for Marine Geology, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, Qingdao 266237, China
  3.State Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou 310012, China
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  tangyong@sio.org.cn
  hjwang@mail.ouc.edu.cn
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-024-4234-2
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- Received：29 August 2024，
  
  Published：01 July 2025
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ZHU Libin,TANG Yong,WANG Houjie,et al.Suspended particulate matter delivery modulated by mesoscale eddies in the southern Mozambique Channel[J].Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,2025,43(04):1106-1121.
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ZHU Libin,TANG Yong,WANG Houjie,et al.Suspended particulate matter delivery modulated by mesoscale eddies in the southern Mozambique Channel[J].Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,2025,43(04):1106-1121. DOI： 10.1007/s00343-024-4234-2.

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Abstract

Mesoscale eddies are widespread in the global ocean

significantly influencing the physical

chemical

and biological structures of water column. Based on the CTD data and suspended particulate matter (SPM) data collected at 36 hydrographic stations during a field cruise in southern Mozambique Channel

combined with satellite altimeter observations

we identified a series of mesoscale eddies traversing the Mozambique Channel. Our hydrographic measurements

coupled with in situ chlorophyll fluorescence data

reveal that these eddies significantly influence thermohaline structure and chlorophyll distribution

which in turn affects primary productivity and SPM concentrations in the upper ocean. The cyclonic eddies facilitate the upwelling of cold subsurface water

leading to a shallowing of the pycnocline and the creation of a low-temperature anomaly with variable salinity anomalies at different depths. Conversely

anticyclonic eddies submerge warm surface water

deepening the pycnocline

and resulting in a high-temperature anomaly accompanied by distinct salinity patterns. Significantly

a coastal anticyclonic eddy was observed to intercept terrestrial material from the Delagoa Bight

redirecting it west of 36°E. This study presents unique and quasi-synchronous CTD datasets capturing mesoscale eddy impacts

and provided valuable insights into SPM variability within the often-neglected southern Mozambique Channel.

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