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BSH 
Ozeanographischer Zustandsbericht 
Fig. 2-13 Temperature stratification in summer (RV Gauß, Reise 385) 32 
Fig. 2-14 Salinity stratification in summer (RV Gauß, Cruise 385) 33 
Fig. 2-15 Oxygen saturation in summer (RV Gauß, Cruise 385) 34 
Fig. 2-16 Phosphate (pM s pmol/l) surface and bottom distribution in winter. Data: ICES IBTS 
(RV Walther Herwig 236, Jan 19 - Feb 13) and RV Gauß 377, Jan 14-23 36 
Fig. 2-17 Silicate (pM = pmol/l) surface and bottom distribution in winter. Contour spacing is 
not constant but forms a sequence of bisections: 0.5x2 k , k = 7, 6, ..., 0. Data: ICES IBTS 
(RV Walther Herwig 236, Jan 19 - Feb 13) and RV Gauß 377, Jan 14-23 37 
Fig. 2-18 Nitrate & Nitrite (pM s pmol/l) surface and bottom distribution in winter. Contour 
spacing is not constant but forms a sequence of bisections: 0.5x2 k , k = 7, 6, ..., 0. Data: 
ICES IBTS (RV Walther Herwig 236, Jan 19- Feb 13) and RV Gauß 377, Jan 14-23..37 
Fig. 2-19 Phosphate (pM s pmol/l) surface and bottom distribution in summer. Contour spa 
cing is not constant but forms a sequence of bisections: 0.5x2 k , k = 4, 3, ..., -4. Data: RV 
Gauß 385, July 16-31 39 
Fig. 2-20 Silicate (pM = pmol/l) surface and bottom distribution in summer. Contour spacing 
is not constant but forms a sequence of bisections: 0.5x2 k , k = 4, 3, ..., -4. Data: RV 
Gauß 385, July 16-31 39 
Fig. 2-21 Nitrate & Nitrite (pM s pmol/l) surface and bottom distribution in summer. Contour 
spacing is not constant but forms a sequence of bisections: 0.5x2 k , k = 4, 3, ..., -4. Data: 
RV Gauß 385, July 16-31 40 
Fig. 2-22 Chlorophyll (pg/l) surface and bottom distribution in summer. Contour spacing is not 
constant but forms a sequence of bisections: 0.5x2 k , k = 4, 3, ..., -4. Data: RV Gauß 
385, July 16-31 41 
Fig. 2-23 Surface and bottom distribution of oxygen saturation (%) in summer. Data: RV 
Gauß 385, July 16-31 42 
Fig. 2-24 Surface and bottom turbidity (NTU) in summer. Contour spacing is not constant but 
forms a sequence of bisections: 0.5x2 k , k = 4, 3, ..., -4. Data: RV Gauß 385, July 16-31. 
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Fig. 3-1 Classification scheme for daily residual currents in the German Bight 46 
Fig. 3-2 Percent frequency of circulation patterns in 2002 vs. 5-year mean (1997-2001) 47 
Fig. 3-3 Absolute frequency of circulation patterns in the German Bight for 1997-2002 47 
Fig. 3-4 Chronology of circulation patterns in the German Bight in 2002. (# = nw-se) 48