Breathing sand: New measurement technique detects oxygen supply to bottom of North Sea
Monday, October 20, 2014 - 14:31
in Earth & Climate
New analytical methods show for the first time, how the permeable, sandy sediment at the bottom of the North Sea is supplied with oxygen and which factors determine the exchange. Based on the detailed investigation and new measurement technology, the turnover of organic matter and nutrients at the sea floor as well as future changes within the dynamic ecosystem can be better assessed.