Understanding the North Sea System

...well balanced... and the concise format of chapters makes easy reading with references provided for a more thorough investigation. - Geological Magazine

• 1 Introduction to the North Sea Project.- 2 Seasonal cycles and their spatial variability.- 3 The influence of horizontal circulation on the supply and distribution of tracers.- 4 Suspended particulate matter in the North Sea: field observations and model simulations.- 5 Dynamics of tidal mixing fronts in the North Sea.- 6 Circulation, hydrographic structure and mixing at tidal fronts: the view from Georges Bank.- 7 Hydrodynamics and sediment dynamics of North Sea sand waves and sand banks.- 8 Resuspension processes and seston dynamics, southern North Sea.- 9 Biological consequences of tidal stirring gradients in the North Sea.- 10 Modelling water column processes in the North Sea.- 11 Seasonal fluxes across the sediment—water interface, and processes within sediments.- 12 Trace gases and air-sea exchanges.- 13 The atmospheric distributions of trace metals, trace organics and nitrogen species over the North Sea.- 14 Processes influencing the fate of trace metals in the North Sea.- 15 Towards water quality models.- 16 The North Sea Project: an overview and the way forward.