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- Algesten, Grete, et al.
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Organic carbon budget for the Gulf of Bothnia
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Ingår i: Journal of Marine Systems. - : Elsevier BV. - 0924-7963 .- 1879-1573. ; 63:3-4, s. 155-161
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We calculated input of organic carbon to the unproductive, brackish water basin of the Gulf of Bothnia from rivers, point sources and the atmosphere. We also calculated the net exchange of organic carbon between the Gulf of Bothnia and the adjacent marine system, the Baltic Proper. We compared the input with sinks for organic carbon; permanent incorporation in sediments and mineralization and subsequent evasion of CO2 to the atmosphere. The major fluxes were riverine input (1500 Gg C year(-1)), exchange with the Baltic Proper (depending on which of several possible DOC concentration differences between the basins that was used in the calculation, the flux varied between an outflow of 466 and an input of 950 Gg C year(-1)), sediment burial (1100 Gg C year) and evasion to the atmosphere (3610 Gg C year(-1)). The largest single net flux was the emission of CO2 to the atmosphere, mainly caused by bacterial mineralization of organic carbon. Input and output did not match in our budget which we ascribe uncertainties in the calculation of the exchange of organic carbon between the Gulf of Bothnia and the Baltic Proper, and the fact that CO2 emission, which in our calculation represented 1 year (2002) may have been overestimated in comparison with long-term means. We conclude that net heterotrophy of the Gulf of Bothnia was due to input of organic carbon from both the catchment and from the Baltic Proper and that the future degree of net heterotrophy will be sensible to both catchment export of organic carbon and to the ongoing eutrophication of the Baltic Proper.
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- Andersson, Lars, et al.
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On the dynamics of a neutrally-buoyant float in a non-linear stratified fluid
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Ingår i: Geophysica. - 0367-4231 .- 2324-0741. ; 19:2, s. 157-167
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The transient properties of a neutrally-buoyant float in a non-linearly stratified fluid is studied both theoretically and experimentally. Numerical experiments from a theoretical model based on a quadratic drag law are in agreement with data from field experiments.
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- Conley, D., et al.
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The myth of the Baltic stagnation period.
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Ingår i: Environmental Science and Technology. - 1086-931X .- 1520-6912. ; 36, s. 5315-5320
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- Danielsson, Åsa, 1970-, et al.
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dentification of characteristic regions and representative stations : A study of water quality variables in the Kattegat
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Ingår i: Environmental Monitoring & Assessment. - 0167-6369 .- 1573-2959. ; 90:1-3, s. 203-224
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Gradients in nutrient distributions and the effects of eutrophication are common features in most coastal marine areas. These structures occur in aquatic systems due to spatial differences in hydrography, nutrient loading and key biogeochemical processes. Two statistical methods, cluster analysis and probability mapping, have been used in the present study to determine characteristics and patterns in water quality variables. Combined, these two methods provide a useful toot to statistically determine spatial homogeneity and representativity of areas and stations. A case study is presented here in which water quality variables (salinity, dissolved inorganic nitrogen, dissolved inorganic phosphorus and chlorophyll) in surface waters of the Kattegat are analysed for the time period 1993-1997. It was found that morphology, the proximity to sources of nutrient loading from land, nutrient uptake and the infrequent water exchange between the Baltic Sea in the south and the Skagerrak in the north all contribute to create distinct regions of water quality. Regions with concentrations significantly different from the overall mean are identified. In addition to identification of regions with similar characteristics, representative stations (as well as not representative stations) for the respective regions were made. This type of information can be used to design new or revise old monitoring programs.
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