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28 Apr 2016
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| 28 Apr 2016
Looking beyond stratification: a model-based analysis of the biological drivers of oxygen deficiency in the North Sea
Fabian Große
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
University of Hamburg, Department of Informatics, Scientific Computing, Bundesstraße 45a, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
Naomi Greenwood
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0HT, UK
University of East Anglia, School of Environmental Sciences, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
Markus Kreus
University of Hamburg, Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science, Olbersweg 24, 22767 Hamburg, Germany
University of Hamburg, CEN, Institute of Oceanography, Bundesstraße 53, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
Hermann-Josef Lenhart
University of Hamburg, Department of Informatics, Scientific Computing, Bundesstraße 45a, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
Detlev Machoczek
Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, Bernhard-Nocht-Straße 78, 20359 Hamburg, Germany
Johannes Pätsch
University of Hamburg, CEN, Institute of Oceanography, Bundesstraße 53, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
Lesley Salt
CNRS, UMR 7144, Equipe Chimie Marine, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Place Georges Teissier, 29680, Roscoff, France
Helmuth Thomas
Dalhousie University, Department of Oceanography, 1355 Oxford Street, Halifax, Canada
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We used the ECOHAM5 model to provide a consistent picture of the physical and biological drivers of oxygen deficiency in the North Sea. Regions susceptible to oxygen deficiency are characterised by low tidal mixing and moderate water depth (~ 40 m). Variations in upper layer productivity drive the year-to-year variability of bottom oxygen conditions. The model-based analysis reveals that benthic and pelagic remineralisation account for 90 % of bottom oxygen consumption observed at North Dogger.
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