scholarly journals New primary production in northwest European shelf seas, 1960–2003

2008 ◽  
Vol 363 ◽  
pp. 183-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
MR Heath ◽  
DJ Beare
Keyword(s):  
Primary Production ◽  
European Shelf ◽  
Shelf Seas ◽  
Northwest European Shelf

scholarly journals High Resolution pH Measurements Using a Lab-on-Chip Sensor in Surface Waters of Northwest European Shelf Seas

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 2622 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoire Rérolle ◽  
Eric Achterberg ◽  
Mariana Ribas-Ribas ◽  
Vassilis Kitidis ◽  
Ian Brown ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Surface Waters ◽  
Ph Sensor ◽  
Ph Measurements ◽  
Lab On Chip ◽  
European Shelf ◽  
Shelf Seas ◽  
On Chip ◽  
Chemistry Dynamics ◽  
Northwest European Shelf

Increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations are resulting in a reduction in seawater pH, with potential detrimental consequences for marine organisms. Improved efforts are required to monitor the anthropogenically driven pH decrease in the context of natural pH variations. We present here a high resolution surface water pH data set obtained in summer 2011 in North West European Shelf Seas. The aim of our paper is to demonstrate the successful deployment of the pH sensor, and discuss the carbonate chemistry dynamics of surface waters of Northwest European Shelf Seas using pH and ancillary data. The pH measurements were undertaken using spectrophotometry with a Lab-on-Chip pH sensor connected to the underway seawater supply of the ship. The main processes controlling the pH distribution along the ship’s transect, and their relative importance, were determined using a statistical approach. The pH sensor allowed 10 measurements h−1 with a precision of 0.001 pH units and a good agreement with pH calculated from a pair of discretely sampled carbonate variables dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), total alkalinity (TA) and partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2) (e.g., pHDICpCO2). For this summer cruise, the biological activity formed the main control on the pH distribution along the cruise transect. This study highlights the importance of high quality and high resolution pH measurements for the assessment of carbonate chemistry dynamics in marine waters.

scholarly journals Uncertainty in climate projections for the 21st century northwest European shelf seas

2016 ◽  
Vol 148 ◽  
pp. 56-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Tinker ◽  
Jason Lowe ◽  
Anne Pardaens ◽  
Jason Holt ◽  
Rosa Barciela
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Climate Projections ◽  
European Shelf ◽  
Shelf Seas ◽  
Northwest European Shelf

Wave power variability over the northwest European shelf seas

2013 ◽  
Vol 106 ◽  
pp. 31-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon P. Neill ◽  
M. Reza Hashemi
Keyword(s):  
Wave Power ◽  
European Shelf ◽  
Shelf Seas ◽  
Northwest European Shelf

Summing-up

1981 ◽  
Vol 302 (1472) ◽  
pp. 683-689 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activity ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Shelf Break ◽  
Shelf Edge ◽  
Physical Processes ◽  
European Shelf ◽  
Shelf Seas ◽  
The Subject ◽  
General Aspects ◽  
Northwest European Shelf

The various contributions to the Discussion Meeting are related to general aspects of the subject, and some topics requiring further investigation are identified. These include the evolution and stability of fronts, and the processes by which cross-frontal and cross-shelf mixing take place. The relation of physical processes to the growth of phytoplankton in the vicinity of fronts needs further study. Among points relating particularly to the northwest European shelf seas are the influence of the oceanic flow at the shelf edge and the nature of the band of cold water, with its zone of enhanced biological activity, that occurs over the Celtic Sea shelf break in summer.

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