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  • ====Tidal energy==== [[Image:Tidal stream device.jpg|thumb|400px|right|A free-stream tidal energy device]]
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  • ...roblems and possibly increase the proliferation of harmful algal bloom. In marine and coastal waters, eutrophication occurs as a result of the additions of c ...t in large eutrophication effects, such as the growth of bio-fuels and bio-energy crops. To what degree will hotter, dryer summers in regions that are alread
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  • ...gh the interstices. The deflection of bottom water currents (due to tides, wind, or waves) by bottom topography (ripples, animal mounds, stones, etc.) crea ...to the deep sea, is one the earth’s richest and most diverse community. Marine meiofauna still contains numerous undescribed species and higher taxa.
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  • ...to be dissipated within a short distance when arriving at the beach. This energy leads to a short but heavy increase in erosion, transport and re-deposition ...ments have been averaged over a full tidal cycle before and after a storm (wind speed 8-9 Bft.) to estimate the change in sediment mass of the observed are
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  • ...al coverage and temporal resolution required to determine the state of the marine environment and changes within it. Furthermore, the automatic systems on bu ...nts, (2) bio-fouling can be more easily prevented (inline sensors), (3) no energy restrictions (in contrast to buoys), (4) easier maintenance when the ferry
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  • ...diameter of 40 cm. A cage is mounted on top which carries solar panels for energy supply, data logger, telemetry units and standard meteorological sensors (T ...because on the one hand ice may damage the pole, and on the other hand the energy supply of the solar panels may not be sufficient to operate the instruments
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  • ...ydrographie (BSH) are used in the operational set-up to dissipate the wave energy in the ice covered areas. ...ical Research, 97 (C9), 14453-14474.</ref>). Significant wave heights and wind speeds measured about every 5 km along the satellite paths are merged with
    11 KB (1,681 words) - 22:49, 29 June 2019
  • ...gitude, depth) of observation. It includes data obtained during scientific marine and landside research as well as geodata compiled for economic and socioeco ...ke determination of location factors for the construction of e.g. offshore wind farms or areas suitable for sand and gravel recovery.
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  • ...will boost significantly the export potential. Another driving factor for wind farm development in the sea is the aim of creating jobs, especially in stru ...y system. It has regulated for the first time feed-in-tariffs for offshore wind farms in the German coastal zone and the [[exclusive economic zone]] (EEZ)
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  • ...00 TWh/yr (3.10<sup>13</sup> kWh/yr), which is about 20% of the 2019 world energy consumption. However, due to technological and economic constraints, the ex ...usu (2021<ref>Rusu, L. and Rusu, E. 2021. Evaluation of the Worldwide Wave Energy Distribution Based on ERA5 Data and Altimeter Measurements. Energies 14, 39
    62 KB (9,587 words) - 22:04, 7 May 2024
  • ...acter of the satellite- or airborne radar observations. The same holds for marine radars on board of ships. In contrast to the satellite systems, the inciden Marine microwave radar images were first used by Ijima et al. (1964<ref>Ijima, T.,
    36 KB (5,694 words) - 16:25, 28 January 2024
  • Under high-energy wave conditions, nearshore sandbars tend to be straight, with a parallel or ...ynamic characteristics and classification of beaches in England and Wales. Marine Geology 286: 1–20</ref>.
    24 KB (3,613 words) - 17:34, 14 November 2023
  • ...ls in marine environmental management: an example for offshore wind power. Marine Pollution Bulletin 44: iii–vii</ref>. Therefore, the coastal zone of the ...of the Northern Range vary from rugged high-energy rocky shorelines to low-energy depositional wetlands depending on the coastal topography and direction of
    20 KB (2,944 words) - 10:35, 10 August 2019
  • ...ll as the impacts of human activities. In addition, the variability of the wind, both in the direction and magnitude, can play an important role in the mob ...nnell, 2008<ref>O'CONNELL J., 2008. Coastal Dune Protection & Restoration. Marine Extension Bulletin Woods Hole Sea Grant & Cape Cod Cooperative Extension.</
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  • ...zone|swash]]: rapid recolonization through efficient dispersal of seeds by wind and currents, germination of seeds delayed until conditions are favorable ( ...macroinvertebrates affect plant nutrient dynamics. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 514–515: 87–94</ref>). Plants are adapted to the hi
    76 KB (10,699 words) - 12:24, 15 November 2023
  • ..., are ecosystem engineers in that they can strongly attenuate hydrodynamic energy from tidal current and [[waves]] (Bouma ''et al.'', 2005<ref name= "Bouma05 ...es in the areas adjacent to the canopy because of conservation of mass and energy (Bouma ''et al.'', 2009). This biomechanical stress diversion can result in
    43 KB (6,451 words) - 18:31, 7 March 2023
  • ...ave energy conversion methods the reader is referred to the article [[Wave energy converters]]. ...electricity power on board even if they are docked. Integration of [[wave energy converters]] '''(WEC)''' in harbour structures will give substance to the n
    20 KB (3,003 words) - 15:51, 25 February 2023
  • ...able scientific analyses of field data to improve our understanding of the marine environment, e.g. to enable assessments of the environmental quality and lo To observe our marine environment several options are nowadays available: FerryBoxes, Poles in sh
    39 KB (5,933 words) - 22:32, 25 October 2020
  • :# Organised oscillatory flows (i.e., wind waves, infra-gravity waves), with time scales ranging from 10<sup>-1</sup> ...will induce the breaking of the waves, producing a severe increase in the marine turbulence level, and generating different types of currents, which may ext
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  • ...ne reaches these areas in combination with significant wave action (either wind waves or boat traffic induced waves), large clumps may break off, resulting ...edging, where a mud deposit is mechanically disturbed and liquefied in low-energy locations, such as lock entrances, with the purpose to accumulate the fluid
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