Elbwasser-Fahne
English translation: Elbe river plume
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| 3 +9 | Elbe river plume |
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| 4 | Elbe estuary water |
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| 3 | Elbe river plume |
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Elbe estuary water Explanation: This "so-called" probably means the writer invented the expression himself. This idea comes from across the North Sea, so it may just help: Gresham College | Audio and Video Since 1980, there has been a dramatic, exponential decrease in the concentration of metals in Thames estuary water samples, indicating clear clean up of ... www.gresham.ac.uk/event.asp?EventId=542&PageId=108 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 mins (2009-01-15 18:47:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- There are only three googles for the expression - including this question - so make what you like of that.... |
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17 mins confidence:
Elbe river plume Explanation: There seems to be quite a bit of talk about the "river-ocean interface" but this might be the term you are looking for. The second link is about the Mississippi, but the same general topic. Reference: http://www.springerlink.com/content/j7385v4601606585/ Reference: http://www.esl.lsu.edu/quicklinks/publications/pdfs/ESTU2006... |
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Elbe river plume Explanation: In the offshore region, concentrations were rather controlled by the influence of the **Elbe river plume** on the Wadden Sea water, which strongly varies in time and space according to meteorology. Im küstenferneren Bereich der Bucht scheint dagegen der Einfluss der **Elbwasserfahne** das Verteilungsmuster der Nährstoffe zu bestimmen, welcher entsprechend den unterschiedlichen meteorologischen Verhältnissen räumlich und zeitlich stark variiert. http://www.ifg.uni-kiel.de/Diplomarbeiten/2002/MS Adel Alhab... Conversion of nutrients in the Elbe river plume during drift experiments in the German Bight during spring 1995 and summer 1994 http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1999DeHyZ..51..293B |
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16 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +9
peer agreement (net): +9| Elbwasserfahne Elbe river plume Explanation: It's the freshwater of the Elbe river flowing out into the sea; the phenomenon is easily visible from the air. "Elbwasserfahne" seems to be the more commong spelling. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 22 mins (2009-01-15 18:52:56 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I meant "more common", of course. River plumes may be observed in other locations as well. There is, for example, a Mississippi river plume. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1999DeHyZ..51..293B Reference: http://tinyurl.com/7jsz7p |
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