Trends in heavy metal concentrations in the Western and Central Baltic Sea waters detected by using empirical orthogonal functions analysis

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 46, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 69-83

  Dippner, Joachim W ^a   Pohl, Christa ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; EOF analysis; Heavy metals; Trend monitoring

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METALS;

SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATERIALS (SPM);

OCEANOGRAPHY;

HEAVY METAL; MARINE POLLUTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

EID: 1842738177     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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