Retrospective analysis of midsummer hypoxic area and volume in the northern Gulf of Mexico, 1985-2011.

Environ Sci Technol · 2013 · PMC3823027 · PMID 23895102

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2 , 16 For the 27-year study period, the previous area estimates increased at a highly significant rate of 2.6% per year (360 km 2 yr –1 , p = 0.01), substantially greater than the 0.9% rate for the new estimates.

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Our results suggest an increasing trend in hypoxic layer thickness ( p = 0.05) from 1985 to 2011, but less than significant increases in volume ( p = 0.12) and area ( p = 0.42).

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