Sediment transport patterns in Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico, inferred from grain-size trends

Alberto Sánchez, Evgueni Choumiline, Blanca Estela López-Ortiz, Sergio Aguíñiga, Lilia Sánchez-Vargas, Armando Romero-Guadarrama, Durga Rodríguez-Meza


DOI: https://doi.org/10.3856/vol38-issue2-fulltext-1

Abstract


The grain-size trend analysis (grain size, sorting asymmetry) was determined at 58 stations in order to infer the residual vectors of sediment transport in Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Grain-size trend analysis and principal components analysis were applied to textural sediment parameters. The results indicated that well-sorted sediment is associated with fine to very fine sand. The residual vector transport suggests the presence of two gyres in the dispersion of clastic material: (1) acyclone-ic gyre in the deeper, central part and (2) an anticyclone-ic gyre in the southeast part of the bay. The sediment transport pattern is highly correlated with the residual tidal currents in Magdalena Bay.


Sánchez A, Choumiline E, López-Ortiz B, Aguíñiga S, Sánchez-Vargas L, Romero-Guadarrama A, Rodríguez-Meza D. Sediment transport patterns in Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico, inferred from grain-size trends. Lat. Am. J. Aquat. Res.. 2011;38(2): 167-177. Available from: doi:10.3856/vol38-issue2-fulltext-1 [Accessed 20 Apr. 2024].
Sánchez, A., Choumiline, E., López-Ortiz, B., Aguíñiga, S., Sánchez-Vargas, L., Romero-Guadarrama, A., & Rodríguez-Meza, D. (2011). Sediment transport patterns in Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico, inferred from grain-size trends. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, 38(2), 167-177. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.3856/vol38-issue2-fulltext-1