Computer Model of Suspended Matter in the North Sea (1985-94)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Deltares |
| Country | Netherlands  |
| Time period | 1985-1994 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Southern and whole North Sea |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column |
| Instruments | Inapplicable |
| Description | |
| Summary | Inorganic suspended matter is simulated on different model grids for the North Sea. The model grid resolution varies from 1x1 km (near-shore) to 16x16 km (off-shore). The model input consists of emissions from the major rivers entering the North Sea, boundary conditions and emissions from dumping sites. The model is based on the Partheniades-Krone model description for sedimentation and erosion. Residual as well as inter-tidal currents are simulated with a hydrodynamic model. The model is calibrated against the yearly averaged in-situ measurements of Rijkswaterstaat (DONAR database) and weekly reflection composites of the NOAA satellite. Depth averaged and three-dimensional spatial concentration patterns are available. |
| Originators | Deltares |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Deltares |
| Availability | SeaDataNet licence |
| Contact | Meinte Blaas |
| Address | Deltares |
| Telephone | +31 (0)88 335 8273 |
| meinte.blaas@deltares.nl | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | National Oceanographic Data Committee |
| Local identifier | 20003087 |
| Global identifier | 2980 |
| Last revised | 2009-09-07 |
