Hypoxia in the St. Lawrence Estuary: How a Coding Error Led to the Belief that "Physics Controls Spatial Patterns".
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 26397371.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0138858 and PMC identifier 4580434.
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Abstract
Two fundamental sign errors were found in a computer code used for studying the oxygen minimum zone (OMZ) and hypoxia in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. These errors invalidate the conclusions drawn from the model, and call into question a proposed mechanism for generating OMZ that challenges classical understanding. The study in question is being cited frequently, leading the discipline in the wrong direction.
Medical subject headings
- Oxygen
- Water Quality