Kongsfjorden (Svalbard), Gullmaren (Skagerrak), Himmerfjarden (Baltic), the Firth of Clyde (Scotland), Golfe de Fos (French Mediterrenean) Rio Formosa (Algarve)

Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies; Bacteria generic abundance in water bodies; Air pressure; Air temperature; Cloud cover height and extent; Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column; Wind strength and direction; Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column; Optical backscatter; Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies; Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column; Salinity of the water column; Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents); Secchi disk depth; Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column; Sediment water content, porosity and surface area; Colloidal organic carbon concentration in the water column; Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed; Temperature of the water column

Studies will be made at sites in fjords and lagoons that encompass a range of physical conditions and enrichment states. Existing data will be used as far as possible to validate models; key process studies will be carried out, and spatially or temporally intensive data sets collected (with the aid of moorings and remote sensing as well as cruises) at some of the sites. Results will be summarised as system parameterisations for use in screening models. The observational strategy has four components: 1) research cruises to the fjords, using standard research vessel instrumentation 2) deployment of moorings 3) regular visits using small boats to the shallow sites in the lagoons and bays for benthic sampling 4) remote sensing of sea surface temperature and colour. The main expected results are: the models themselves, the results from testing hypothesis about the physics of lateral and vertical exchange in RREs (Regions of Restricted Exchange) and the effect of anthropogenic nutrients on ecosystems; and the demonstrations of new mooring and modelling technology.

Charles R.C. Sheppard. (2000) Seas at the Millennium: An Environmental Evaluation.Volume III. Global Issues and Processes,

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