Open AccessNew challenges for North Sea research discussed
Author(s) -
Weinstein Alan
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/97eo00051
Subject(s) - oceanography , successor cardinal , marine research , north sea , baltic sea , research vessel , geography , environmental science , geology , mathematics , mathematical analysis
Interactions between biology and physics, air and water, and the North and Baltic Seas were the focus of a recent international symposium on “New Challenges for North Sea Research.” The North Sea is affected by the North Atlantic, the Baltic, and rivers. As large‐scale ocean flows change and as riverine nutrients and heavy metals are reduced, the circulation, biology, and chemistry of the North Sea evolves. Approximately 150 attendees gathered in Hamburg, Germany, in October 1996, for the symposium, which commemorated the historic Fladenground Experiment (FLEX '76). Participants called for more research on timeand space‐scales and discipline interaction—for example, a study of coastal response to global warming. Most attendees felt that a series of focused studies rather than one major experiment would be the most productive successor to FLEX '76.