@article{PAR00001813,
  title = {{U}pper ocean response of the {M}esoamerican {B}arrier {R}eef {S}ystem to {H}urricane {M}itch and coastal freshwater inputs : {A} study using {S}ea-viewing {W}ide {F}ield-of-view {S}ensor ({S}ea{W}i{FS}) ocean color data and a nested-grid ocean circulation model - art. no. {C}07016},
  author = {{S}heng, {J}. {Y}. and {W}ang, {L}. and {A}ndr{\'e}fou{\¨e}t, {S}erge and {H}u, {C}. {M}. and {H}atcher, {B}. {G}. and {M}uller {K}arger, {F}. {E}. and {K}jerfve, {B}. and {H}eyman, {W}. {D}. and {Y}ang, {B}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he passage of category-5 {H}urricane {M}itch through the {M}esoamerican {B}arrier {R}eef {S}ystem ({MBRS}) in {O}ctober 1998 was an extreme event with the potential to create unusual patterns of reef connectivity. {T}he impact of this hurricane on the upper ocean of the {MBRS} is investigated using a triply nested grid ocean circulation modeling system. {T}he model results are validated with contemporaneous ocean color data from the {S}ea-viewing {W}ide {F}ield-of-view {S}ensor ({S}ea{W}i{FS}) satellite and oceanographic measurements in the {MBRS}. {T}he nested grid system is forced by 6-hourly {N}ational {C}enters for {E}nvironmental {P}rediction/{N}ational {C}enter for {A}tmospheric {R}esearch ({NCEP}/{NCAR}) winds for the first 294 days prior to the arrival of the hurricane in the {MBRS}, and then by the combination of the {NCEP}/{NCAR} wind-forcing and an idealized vortex representative of {M}itch for the following 20 days. {T}he system is also forced by the monthly mean sea surface heat and freshwater fluxes and buoyancy forcing associated with major river discharges and storm-induced precipitation in the western {C}aribbean {S}ea. {T}he simulated upper ocean circulation during {M}itch is characterized by strong and divergent currents under the storm and intense near-inertial currents and sea surface temperature cooling behind the storm. {T}he nested grid system also reproduces the buoyant estuarine plumes extending from the coast off {H}onduras as inferred from {S}ea{W}i{FS} satellite data and detected in field measurements at {G}ladden {S}pit in {B}elize shortly after the passage of {H}urricane {M}itch. {T}he present model results suggest that populations of site-attached organisms associated with nearshore and offshore reef features that are dynamically isolated in normal conditions experienced greater potential for ecological connection under {M}itch's extreme conditions.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {G}eophysical {R}esearch {O}ceans},
  volume = {112},
  numero = {{C}7},
  pages = {{NIL}_1--{NIL}_22},
  ISSN = {0148-0227},
  year = {2007},
  DOI = {10.1029/2006{JC}003900},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00001813},
}