Circulation and Contaminant Fluxes in the North Sea

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIV

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Jürgen Sündermann

      Pages 1-9

3. Field Data

   1. Seasonal and Interannual Variability in the Atmosphere and in the Sea

      • P. Damm, H. Hinzpeter, H. Luthardt, U. Terzenbach

      Pages 11-55

   2. Ecological Situation in the North Sea During Spring and Winter 1986/87

      • U. H. Brockmann, T. Pohlmann, G. Becker, P. König, L. Aletsee, H.-J. Rick et al.

      Pages 56-89

   3. Large-Scale Distribution of Contaminants in Spring 1986 and Winter 1986/87

      • U. Kammann, M. Haarich, K. Heyer, H. Hühnerfuss, L. Karbe, M. Kersten et al.

      Pages 90-137

   4. Atmospheric Transport of Contaminants, Their Ambient Concentration and Input into the North Sea

      • W. Dannecker, H. Hinzpeter, H.-J. Kirzel, H. Luthardt, M. Kriews, K. Naumann et al.

      Pages 138-189

   5. Local Studies in the German Bight During Winter/Spring 1988/89

      • K. Heyer, M. Engel, U. H. Brockmann, H.-J. Rick, C.-D. Dürselen, H. Hühnerfuss et al.

      Pages 190-249

   6. Measurements of Suspended Matter Dynamics in the German Bight

      • P. König, A. Frohse, H. Klein

      Pages 250-270

   7. Local Variability of Surface Currents Based on HF-Radar Measurements

      • F. Schirmer, H.-H. Essen, K.-W. Gurgel, T. Schlick, K. Hessner

      Pages 271-289

   8. Background Concentrations for Metals in the North Sea: Sediment, Water, Mussels and Atmosphere

      • M. Kersten, P. W. Balls, R. J. van Enk, N. Green, K. J. M. Kramer, M. Kriews et al.

      Pages 290-316

4. Model Experiments

   1. Mean and Local Transport in Air

      • K. H. Schlünzen, U. Krell

      Pages 317-344

   2. Currents and Transport in Water

      • T. Pohlmann, W. Puls

      Pages 345-402

   3. Phytoplankton Modelling in the Central North Sea During ZISCH 1986

      • A. Moll, G. Radach

      Pages 403-433

5. Interdisciplinary Evaluation of Field and Model Data

   1. Evaluation of the North Sea, Joining in Situ and Remotely Sensed Data with Model Results

      • R. Doerffer, W. Puls, D. Pan, H.-H. Essen, K.-W. Gurgel, K. Hessner et al.

      Pages 434-457

   2. The Influence of Weather and Climate

      • H. Graßl

      Pages 458-484

   3. Seasonal Correlation Between Nutrients and Contaminants

      • U. H. Brockmann, M. Haarich, H.-J. Rick, H. Hühnerfuss, D. Schmidt, M. Kersten et al.

      Pages 485-520

   4. Effects of Abiotic Processes on the Fate of Contaminants

      • W. Puls, M. Haarich, D. Schmidt

      Pages 521-554

   5. Bioaccumulation and Effects of Plankton and Benthos on the Fate of Contaminants

      • L. Karbe, L. Aletsee, C.-D. Dürselen, K. Heyer, U. Kammann, M. Krause et al.

      Pages 555-597

   6. Combined Effects of Abiotic and Biotic Factors on Heavy Metal Fluxes

      • M. Kersten, M. Kriews, W. Kühn, H.-J. Rick

      Pages 598-619

   7. On the Reliability of our North Sea Assessment

      • M. Bohle-Carbonell

      Pages 620-638

In this publication you will find a comprehensive data set of the North Sea ecosystem, including the distribution and the fate of contaminants, their transport paths and their analysis by means of numerical models. This book presents the results of the interdisciplinary German research project ZISCH ('Zirkulation und Schadstoffumsatz in der Nordsee') encompassing oceanographers, meteorologists, marine biologists and chemists.

• Contaminat Transport
• Marine Pollution
• Nordsee
• North Sea
• contaminant
• ecosystem
• environment
• marine
• pollution
• transport
• water quality and water pollution
• ecotoxicology

• Zentrum für Meeres- und Klimaforschung, Institut für Meereslrunde, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

  Jürgen Sündermann

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