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List of Tables 
Physical Oceanography 
Table 3-1: Calendar of daily circulation patterns in the German Bight for 2008-2011. . . 96 
Table 3-2: Annual frequencies of daily circulation patterns in the German Bight with 
standardised differences from the 10-year average (2000-2009). Anomalies of more 
than one standard deviation are given in bold print 97 
Frequency distribution of wind set-up for 2008 to 2011 at tide gauge Cuxhaven 110 
Table 3-3: Frequency distribution of wind set-up for 2008 to 2011 at tide gauge Cuxha 
ven 110 
Storm surge frequencies 1951-2011 and 2008-2011 with MHW trend (above tide gauge 
zero) 111 
Table 3-4: Storm surges (water level more than 150 cm above MHW) between 1951- 
2011 111 
Table 3-5: Total heat content (ГНС) and mean volume temperature (VT) of the North 
Sea, data from summer cruises and North Sea SST averaged over cruise duration. 
AH - standardised anomaly (difference to reference period mean in standard devia 
tions) 124 
Table 3-6: Total North Sea salt content TSC, data from BSH North Sea summer surveys. 
AS - normalised anomaly (difference to reference period mean in standard devia 
tions) 144 
Marine Chemistry 
Table 4-1: Monitoring cruises in 2008/11, and data used in this state assessment (x). . 155 
Table 4-2: Compilation of mean values, medians and variation coefficients of salinities at 
the monitoring stations 158 
Table 4-3: Chlorinated hydrocarbons near Stade (Elbe) from 2008-2011 in [pg/L] 199 
Table 4-4: Number of oil pollutants in the German Bight. 204 
Table 4-5: PAK-concentrations in the river Elbe and the German Bight 208 
Table 4-6: Assessment criteria metals in water. ELI Water Framework Directive (EU- 
WFD), OSPAR Convention, US Environmental Protection Agency (US-EPA) 235 
Table 4-7: Assessment criteria metals in sediment. German Bight Background Values 
in sediment fines (BSH (< 20 pm) ВС-low and ВС-high), Background Concentration 
Values and Assessment Values (OSPAR, BC and ВАС normalised to 5% Ai) 
and effect assessment criteria (US-NOAA, Effect Range Low ERL) 236 
Table 4-8: Element concentration in filtered coastal water samples (salinity 30-32) and 
open North Sea (salinity >34) near surface waters during the first quarter (JFM) of the 
year 2011. Given are the number of samples and the 25 %, 50 % and 75 % percen 
tiles in ng/L (Hg in pg/L). All concentration values are coloured according the OSPAR- 
assessmen t scheme 247 
Table 4-9: Average and standard deviation of surface sediment fines percent fraction 
of total, as well as element burden in surface sediment fines (<20 pm). All 2010 and 
2011 samples (<20 pm fraction, Ai, Fe in (%) and all other elements in (mg/kg DW). 
The number of observations is given in brackets 249 
Table 4-11: Activity of some natural radionuclides for North Sea seawater and sedi 
ment. 260