| title: | Analysis of the vertical structure of the marine ecosystem elements and its dependance on the coastal sea processes based on high resolution modelling and measurements. |
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| reg no: | ETF5929 |
| project type: | Estonian Science Foundation research grant |
| subject: |
1.16. Marine Sciences and Limnology |
| status: | accepted |
| institution: | Estonian Marine Institute |
| head of project: | Ülo Suursaar |
| duration: | 01.01.2004 - 31.12.2007 |
| description: | The main goal of the proposed project is to investigate the role of the vertical aspect of the coastal sea hydrophysical, -chemical and -biological processes on the basis of up-to-date measuring equipment (RDCP 600) and models (non-hydrostatic 3D marine ecosystem model). The project involves an analysis of the vertical structure of currents depending on different boundary and forcing conditions, up- and downwellings, entrainment, Langmuir circulation, etc, and an investigation of their influence on the horizontal distribution of ecosystem parameters. The expected results are: a) Better (more precise, more correct) description of the Estonian coastal marine areas due to the application of high-resolution measuring and modelling techniques. b) Analysis of the influence of the vertical aspect of different processes and ecosystem elements on their horizontal distribution (aspect). c) Analysis of the co-influence of different processes by switching them "on" and "off" in the model. |
| project group | ||||
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| no | name | institution | position | |
| 1. | Peeter Ennet | Eesti Mereinst. | vanemteadur | |
| 2. | Tiit Kullas | Eesti Mereinst. | erak. vanemteadur | |
| 3. | Ülo Suursaar | Estonian Marine Institute | senior scientist | |
| 4. | Rein Tamsalu | Eesti Mereinst. | vanemteadur, sektorijuhataja | |