diff --git a/src/data/papers-citing-parcels.ts b/src/data/papers-citing-parcels.ts index 303e5505..a90fd8ab 100644 --- a/src/data/papers-citing-parcels.ts +++ b/src/data/papers-citing-parcels.ts @@ -3254,4 +3254,14 @@ export const papersCitingParcels: Paper[] = [ abstract: 'The Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) is the focal region for imminent deep-sea nodule mining, with over 1.1 million square kilometres already under exploration licence. Although the International Seabed Authority has designated Areas of Particular Environmental Interest (APEIs) to protect regional biodiversity from mining impacts, there has been no formal assessment of whether this network functions as a coherent connected system. Here we use Lagrangian dispersal modelling and network analysis to provide a region-wide assessment of modelled larval connectivity across the CCZ and show that simulated larval exchange among APEIs is extremely limited. Under physically driven near-bed dispersal and reasonable pelagic larval dispersal times of 19–69 days, fewer than 0.02% of particles reach another APEI, with inter-APEI gaps exceeding modelled dispersal capacity. CCZ-wide dispersal is structured into four semi-isolated connectivity communities, and under mining disturbance when self-supply is removed from Areas of Mining Interest, unprotected non-mining areas emerge as the dominant modelled source of replenishment. Strategic corridor additions increase inter-APEI dispersal 406-fold and nearly doubles modelled replenishment from protected areas under disturbance, providing a reproducible, connectivity-informed evidence base for conservation design ahead of commercial mining.', }, + { + title: + 'Synoptic Pathways of Mid-Depth Salinity Maximum Intrusions in the South Brazil Bight', + published_info: 'Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans', + authors: + 'Silva, DA, A Gangopadhyay, DK Sasaki, M Dottori, ICA da Silveira, WC Belo, RP Martins (2026)', + doi: 'https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JC023411', + abstract: + 'Cross-shelf exchanges play a crucial role in distributing heat, salt, and biogeochemical properties between the continental shelf and the open ocean. Among the processes shaping these exchanges, the intrusion of warm and salty waters (mid-depth Salinity Maximum, 𝑆max) remains poorly understood in the South Brazil Bight (SBB). We present observational evidence of 𝑆max intrusions in the Northeastern SBB (NE-SBB) based on hydrographic observations collected between February and March 2022. Using a multi-platform observational data set combined with Lagrangian particle tracking, we show that 𝑆max originate north of the study region and were advected southward primarily by the Brazil Current (BC). Two dominant advective pathways are identified: (a) a southwestward along-shelf route associated with a non-meandering BC, and (b) a cross-shelf pathway driven by the interaction between the BC meander and the cyclonic Cabo Frio Eddy that is intensified by the presence of an eddy dipole. Once 𝑆max reaches the shelf break, its penetration onto the continental shelf is wind-driven, mid-depth onshore counterflow during upwelling-favorable conditions, as suggested by the Burger number analysis higher than 1. These results highlight a two-step mechanism for 𝑆max intrusions in the NE-SBB, where mesoscale dynamics govern remote delivery to the shelf edge, while wind-driven circulation and stratification regulate onshore penetration and vertical structure. By elucidating the pathways and mechanisms of 𝑆max intrusions, this study advances the understanding of cross-shelf exchanges in the SBB and emphasize the importance of remotely forced processes in shaping the thermodynamics and biogeochemistry of subtropical continental shelves.', + }, ]