Interactive comment on “Simulating the effects of phosphorus limitation in the Mississippi and Atchafalaya River plumes” by A. Laurent et al
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Following this recommendation we included a comparison of simulated surface chlorophyll with satellite observations in the new Fig. 5 including 2-dimensional histograms and correlation coefficients. Also included now is a table (new Table 2) of root-meansquare-errors between simulated and observed surface chlorophyll. We would like to note that the N-only version of the model has been assessed extensively in Fennel et al. (2011) including chlorophyll comparison maps. The new Fig. 5 shows May, July and September only which are characteristic months for P limitation (May, July) and N limitation (September). The whole period from April to September is presented in Fig.1 (control run with phosphate) and Fig. 2 (N-only run) below, but only a selected number of panels is given in the new Fig 5 in order to save space and avoid duplication.
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Interactive comment on “Simulating the effects of phosphorus limitation in the Mississippi and Atchafalaya River plumes” by A. Laurent et al
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Interactive comment on “Simulating the effects of phosphorus limitation in the Mississippi and Atchafalaya River plumes” by A. Laurent et al
1. If the focus of the model is to simulate P limitation where high productivity and hypoxia occur on the Louisiana-Texas shelf, the selection of boxes to demonstrate potential variability do not fit well with areas of known higher productivity and areas of hypoxia. The Miss Delta box includes areas of > 50 m depth where hypoxia seldom occurs. The Miss Intermediate box is appropriate but extend...
متن کاملInteractive comment on “Simulating the effects of phosphorus limitation in the Mississippi and Atchafalaya River plumes” by A. Laurent et al
Below the reviewer’s comments were inserted. Responses are interspersed in italic font. Changes in the revised manuscript responding to these comments are highlighted in yellow. Comment: 1. If the focus of the model is to simulate P limitation where high productivity and hypoxia occur on the Louisiana-Texas shelf, the selection of boxes to demonstrate potential variability do not fit well with ...
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