Model simulation of inflow water to the Baltic Sea based on ¹²9I.
Appl Radiat Isot
; 82: 223-31, 2013 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-24056000
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 ¹²9I as a tracer. The results predicted inflow range of 230-450 km³/y with best fit value around 330 km³/y from the North Sea to the Baltic Sea during 1980-1999. Despite limited time series data on ¹²9I, 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).
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Água do Mar
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Hidrologia
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Radioisótopos do Iodo
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
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En
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Appl Radiat Isot
Ano de publicação:
2013
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Article