Influence of the residual circulation on the physico-chemical characteristics of water masses and the dynamics of ecosystems in the Belgian coastal zone

Mechanisms controlling the intra-annual mesoscale variability of SST and SPM in the southern North Sea

“…8a) are responsible for the higher SPM values in the winter. The turbidity maximum is thought to be related to a local eddy in the residual recirculation (Nihoul and Hecq, 1984;van Alphen, 1990), or to convergence associated with decreasing residual currents and import of SPM through the Strait of Dover (Fettweis and Van den Eynde, 2003). A local SPM minimum, about 30 km off the Dutch coast, is also recorded in the winter images, in agreement with Visser et al (1991) and Duin (2001, 2002).…”

Mechanisms controlling the intra-annual mesoscale variability of SST and SPM in the southern North Sea

“…8a) are responsible for the higher SPM values in the winter. The turbidity maximum is thought to be related to a local eddy in the residual recirculation (Nihoul and Hecq, 1984;van Alphen, 1990), or to convergence associated with decreasing residual currents and import of SPM through the Strait of Dover (Fettweis and Van den Eynde, 2003). A local SPM minimum, about 30 km off the Dutch coast, is also recorded in the winter images, in agreement with Visser et al (1991) and Duin (2001, 2002).…”

Noctiluca scintillans: Dynamics, Size Measurements and Relationships With Small Soft-Bodied Plankton in the Belgian Part of the North Sea

“…The strong tidal currents result in a well-mixed water column with very weak salinity and temperature stratification (Fettweis and Nechad, 2011). The BPNS is known as an eutrophicated ecosystem, due to anthropogenically induced nutrient inputs through the discharge of major West-European rivers such as the Ijzer, Scheldt, and Maas (Nihoul and Hecq, 1984;Lancelot et al, 1998;Daro et al, 2006;Goffin et al, 2015).…”

Nutrient, pigment, suspended matter and turbidity measurements in the Belgian part of the North Sea

“…Water masses in the BPNS are strongly influenced both by saline waters from the English Channel and freshwater inputs from river discharges (e.g. Ijzer, Scheldt, Maas) 3,4 . Especially the Scheldt estuary exerts a dominant influence, regarding the suspended matter, fauna and flora 4,5 .…”

“…Ijzer, Scheldt, Maas) 3,4 . Especially the Scheldt estuary exerts a dominant influence, regarding the suspended matter, fauna and flora 4,5 . The Belgian coastal waters and sand bank systems are a designated site in the LTER Network (https://lternet.edu/), a network aiming to identify drivers of global, regional and local ecosystem changes through the collection of long-term data series.…”

Mechanisms controlling the intra-annual mesoscale variability of SST and SPM in the southern North Sea

“…8a) are responsible for the higher SPM values in the winter. The turbidity maximum is thought to be related to a local eddy in the residual recirculation (Nihoul and Hecq, 1984;van Alphen, 1990), or to convergence associated with decreasing residual currents and import of SPM through the Strait of Dover (Fettweis and Van den Eynde, 2003). A local SPM minimum, about 30 km off the Dutch coast, is also recorded in the winter images, in agreement with Visser et al (1991) and Duin (2001, 2002).…”

Noctiluca scintillans: Dynamics, Size Measurements and Relationships With Small Soft-Bodied Plankton in the Belgian Part of the North Sea

“…The strong tidal currents result in a well-mixed water column with very weak salinity and temperature stratification (Fettweis and Nechad, 2011). The BPNS is known as an eutrophicated ecosystem, due to anthropogenically induced nutrient inputs through the discharge of major West-European rivers such as the Ijzer, Scheldt, and Maas (Nihoul and Hecq, 1984;Lancelot et al, 1998;Daro et al, 2006;Goffin et al, 2015).…”

Nutrient, pigment, suspended matter and turbidity measurements in the Belgian part of the North Sea

“…Water masses in the BPNS are strongly influenced both by saline waters from the English Channel and freshwater inputs from river discharges (e.g. Ijzer, Scheldt, Maas) 3,4 . Especially the Scheldt estuary exerts a dominant influence, regarding the suspended matter, fauna and flora 4,5 .…”

“…Ijzer, Scheldt, Maas) 3,4 . Especially the Scheldt estuary exerts a dominant influence, regarding the suspended matter, fauna and flora 4,5 . The Belgian coastal waters and sand bank systems are a designated site in the LTER Network (https://lternet.edu/), a network aiming to identify drivers of global, regional and local ecosystem changes through the collection of long-term data series.…”

Mechanisms controlling the intra-annual mesoscale variability of SST and SPM in the southern North Sea

“…8a) are responsible for the higher SPM values in the winter. The turbidity maximum is thought to be related to a local eddy in the residual recirculation (Nihoul and Hecq, 1984;van Alphen, 1990), or to convergence associated with decreasing residual currents and import of SPM through the Strait of Dover (Fettweis and Van den Eynde, 2003). A local SPM minimum, about 30 km off the Dutch coast, is also recorded in the winter images, in agreement with Visser et al (1991) and Duin (2001, 2002).…”

Noctiluca scintillans: Dynamics, Size Measurements and Relationships With Small Soft-Bodied Plankton in the Belgian Part of the North Sea

“…The strong tidal currents result in a well-mixed water column with very weak salinity and temperature stratification (Fettweis and Nechad, 2011). The BPNS is known as an eutrophicated ecosystem, due to anthropogenically induced nutrient inputs through the discharge of major West-European rivers such as the Ijzer, Scheldt, and Maas (Nihoul and Hecq, 1984;Lancelot et al, 1998;Daro et al, 2006;Goffin et al, 2015).…”

Nutrient, pigment, suspended matter and turbidity measurements in the Belgian part of the North Sea

“…Water masses in the BPNS are strongly influenced both by saline waters from the English Channel and freshwater inputs from river discharges (e.g. Ijzer, Scheldt, Maas) 3,4 . Especially the Scheldt estuary exerts a dominant influence, regarding the suspended matter, fauna and flora 4,5 .…”

“…Ijzer, Scheldt, Maas) 3,4 . Especially the Scheldt estuary exerts a dominant influence, regarding the suspended matter, fauna and flora 4,5 . The Belgian coastal waters and sand bank systems are a designated site in the LTER Network (https://lternet.edu/), a network aiming to identify drivers of global, regional and local ecosystem changes through the collection of long-term data series.…”