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14 Jan 2026
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| 14 Jan 2026
| 14 Jan 2026
Hydrography of intertidal environments in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Joachim Schönfeld
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GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, 24148 Kiel, Germany
Hermann W. Bange
GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, 24148 Kiel, Germany
Helmke Hepach
GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, 24148 Kiel, Germany
Svenja Reents
Wadden Sea Station, Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, 25992 List/Sylt, Germany
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The current state of intertidal waters at Bottsand lagoon on the Baltic Sea coast, and on the mudflats off Schobüll on the North Sea coast of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany was assessed with a 36-month time series of water level, temperature, and salinity measurements. Periods of strong precipitation, high Elbe river discharge, and high solar radiation caused a higher data variability as compared to the off shore monitoring stations Boknis Eck in the Baltic and Sylt Roads in the North Sea.
The current state of intertidal waters at Bottsand lagoon on the Baltic Sea coast, and on the...
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