Model Simulations of Heavy Metals in the North Sea (1980-2000)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Deltares |
| Country | Netherlands  |
| Time period | 1980-2000 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | North Sea |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks; Dissolved trace metalloid and inorganic selenium concentrations in water bodies; Particulate trace metalloid and inorganic selenium concentrations in water bodies |
| Instruments | Centrifuges; sediment grabs |
| Description | |
| Summary | The different fractions of heavy metals (dissolved, total and adsorbed) are 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, off-shore and shipping activities and atmospheric deposition. The model processes are based on equilibrium adsorption/desorption to particulate matter and 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). |
| 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 | 20003089 |
| Global identifier | 2982 |
| Last revised | 2010-11-22 |
