Wasser
Assessment Criteria for Eutrophication Areas
-Emphasis German Bight-
The German Bight is characterised by mean residence times of 33 days in the inner Bight and of 67 days in the larger German Bight area. The shallow Bight (mostly < 40 m depth) receives large amounts of nutrients from the rivers Elbe, Weser and Ems, from transboundary transports along with the coastal current and from the atmosphere. Nutrient river loads, reached annual means of 280 % for TN and…weiterlesen