Fig. 1: Maps of the study area showing the path of Hurricane Harvey and sampling locations. | Communications Earth & Environment

Fig. 1: Maps of the study area showing the path of Hurricane Harvey and sampling locations.

From: Tropical cyclone-induced coastal acidification in Galveston Bay, Texas

Fig. 1

a This map shows the path of Hurricane Harvey through Texas and Louisiana, with points marking 12-h intervals beginning August 25 (data from National Hurricane Center archive, https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/). The shape and colors represent the storm severity at each timepoint (Tropical Depression (TD), blue triangle; Tropical Storm (TS), teal diamond; and Hurricane, circles (Cat 1, green; Cat 2, yellow; Cat 3, orange; Cat 4, red)). The 200 m isobath identifying the shelf break is outlined in gray on the map. The black box indicates zoomed area in b showing stations 15–24 on the Texas coast in the Gulf of Mexico in red, as well as the location of Texas Automated Buoy System, buoy B (TABS-B) in black. c Is a map of Galveston Bay showing sampling sites 1–14 in red and the relative location of the Addicks and Barker reservoirs colored in blue. The Trinity River, San Jacinto River, and Buffalo Bayou are marked in (c) with black lines and the city of Houston is marked by a star.

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