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Suspended particulate matter in the Southern North Sea: Application of a numerical model to extend NERC North Sea project data interpretation

Schwebstoffe in der südlichen nordsee: Verwendung eines numerischen modells zur interpretation der NERC-Nordseeprojektdaten

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A numerical SPM (suspended particulate matter) transport model for the North Sea is used for supporting the interpretation of SPM data collected during the British NERC North Sea Project (NSP) in the southern North Sea. This interpretation applies to (i) the assessment of the spatial and temporal representativity of the measured data, (ii) the presentation of the SPM’s origin in the southern North Sea and (iii) the estimation of SPM fluxes.

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Ein numerisches Nordsee-Modell zur Simulation des Transports von Schwebstoff wird dazu verwendet, die Schwebstoff-Me\daten des Britischen ≓NERC Nordsee-Projekts“ (NSP) aus der südlichen Nordsee zu interpretieren. Diese Interpretation umfa\t (i) die EinschÄtzung der rÄumlichen und zeitlichen ReprÄsentativitÄt der Me\daten, (ii) die Darstellung der Herkunft des Schwebstoffs in der südlichen Nordsee und (iii) die AbschÄtzung von Schwebstoff-Frachten.

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Puls, W., Pohlmann, T. & Sündermann, J. Suspended particulate matter in the Southern North Sea: Application of a numerical model to extend NERC North Sea project data interpretation. Deutsche Hydrographische Zeitschrift 49, 307–327 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02764041

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