Bryhn, Andreas
- Institutionen för akvatiska resurser (SLU Aqua), Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Sammanfattning
The semi-enclosed Baltic Sea represents a vital economic and recreational resource for more than 90 million people inhabiting its coasts. Extensive contamination of this sea by a variety of anthropogenic pollutants has raised the concern of the people in the region. Quantifying seawater inflow is crucial for estimating potential environmental risks as well as to find the best remedial strategy. We present here a model to estimate water inflow from the North Sea to the Baltic Sea by utilizing 1291 as a tracer. The results predicted inflow range of 230-450 km(3)/y with best fit value around 330 km(3)/y from the North Sea to the Baltic Sea during 1980-1999. Despite limited time series data on I-129, the model presented here demonstrates a new management tool for the Baltic Sea to calculate inflow water compared to conventional methods (such as salinity, temperature and hydrographic models). Crown Copyright (C) 2013 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Nyckelord
Radioisotopes; Water flow; Flux; Baltic Sea; Iodine; Mathematical models
Publicerad i
Applied Radiation and Isotopes
2013, volym: 82, sidor: 223-231
Utgivare: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
SLU författare
UKÄ forskningsämne
Radiologi och bildbehandling
Oorganisk kemi
Publikationens identifierare
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.07.034
Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/56207