North Sea Dynamics

Front Matter....Pages I-XVII
History of International North Sea Research (ICES)....Pages 1-25
Currents and Water Balance in the North Sea....Pages 26-43
Application of a Three-Dimensional Shelf Model to the Calculation of North Sea Currents....Pages 44-62
On Seasonal Circulation Patterns in the North Sea....Pages 63-84
Three-Dimensional Galerkin-Spectral Sea Models of the North Sea and German Bight....Pages 85-94
An Operational Numerical Model of the North Sea and the German Bight....Pages 95-107
Seasonal Variability in the Position and Strength of the Fair Isle Current....Pages 108-119
Experiments with Two- and Three-Dimensional Numerical Models of the North-East Coast of England....Pages 120-133
Eulerian and Lagrangean Analysis of Velocity Fields in the Southern North Sea....Pages 134-147
Extreme Bottom Currents in the North Sea....Pages 148-158
Surface Currents in the German Bight Measured by Backscattered Radio Waves — a Comparison with Conventional Measurements and Model Results....Pages 159-165
The Spectrum of Internal Motions in the North Sea, Inferred from Modulation of an Acoustic Underwater Signal....Pages 166-172
A Three-Dimensional Model of Shallow-Sea Fronts....Pages 173-184
Sea Level Forecasts with an EOF Model....Pages 185-199
Year-To-Year Changes in the Salinity of the Southern North Sea, 1948–1973: A Budget....Pages 200-219
Shallow Water Wave Predication Model....Pages 220-232
A Practical Method to Obtain Wave and Storm Surge Conditions for Predictions and Probabilistic Calculations....Pages 233-247
Nonlinear Effects of Statistical Distribution of Deep Water Waves....Pages 248-265
Prognostic Storm Surge Simulation with a Combined Meteorological/Oceanographic Model....Pages 266-278
Provisional Experience with the Practical Use of an HN Model for Calculation of Sea Level Variations Along the Danish North Sea Coast....Pages 279-298
Prediction of North Sea Storm Surges Using Numerical Models: Recent Developments in U. K.....Pages 299-317
Storm Surge Predictions for the North Sea by the Quasi-Uniform Wind Pressure Field Method....Pages 318-339
The Relationship Between Pressure Field and Surface Wind in the German Bight Area at High Wind Speeds....Pages 340-348
Mixing Processes in the North Sea and Aspects of Their Modelling....Pages 349-369
Synoptic Scale Variability in Shallow Seas with an Example from the Baltic Sea....Pages 370-378
Interactions Between Tidal Residuals and “Synoptic” Eddies in the North Sea....Pages 379-395
Simulation of the Thermal Stratification at the FLEX Central Station with a One-Dimensional Integral Model....Pages 396-411
Turbulence Measurements in the Stratified Central North Sea with a Laser-Doppler Velocimeter System....Pages 412-428
Evaluation of North Sea Hydrocasts for Modelling Purposes Summary of a Poster Presentation....Pages 429-435
Turbulence and Sediment Transport Measurements in a North Sea Tidal Inlet (The Jade)....Pages 436-452
Sediment Transport Modelling with Applications to the North Sea....Pages 453-471
Preliminary Observations for a Model of Sand Bank Dynamics....Pages 472-485
The Importance of Langmuir Circulations to the Ecology of the Mixed Layer....Pages 486-497
Sources of Variability in the North Sea Ecosystems....Pages 498-516
Aerial Survey of the Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Phytoplankton During FLEX’ 76....Pages 517-529
Release of Dissolved Organic Substances in the Course of Phytoplankton Blooms....Pages 530-548
Dynamics of Carbohydrate Development in Tank Experiments with Cultures of Skeletonema costatum and Thalassiosira rotula....Pages 549-558
Fluctuations of Dissolved Amino Acids: A Comparison of Natural and Enclosed Phytoplankton Populations in the North Sea....Pages 559-572
Some Biotic Factors Influencing the Succession of Diatom Species During FLEX ‘76....Pages 573-583
Simulations of Phytoplankton Dynamics and Their Interactions with Other System Components During FLEX ‘76....Pages 584-610
Phytoplankton Spring Bloom Patches in the Skagerrak, Kattegat and Bornholm Basin....Pages 611-631
Zooplankton Dynamics During FLEX ‘76....Pages 632-661
Composition of Natural Surface Films in the North Sea....Pages 662-670
The Influence of Intensity of Water Exchange Between the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean on Haddock Year Class Abundance....Pages 671-675
Seabirds Recorded in the Fladenground Area, Northern North Sea, in April, May and June 1976....Pages 676-686
Erratum to: Preliminary Observations for a Model of Sand Bank Dynamics....Pages 694-694
Back Matter....Pages 687-693