A review of oceanographic and meteorological controls on the North Sea circulation and hydrodynamics with a view to the fate of North Sea methane from well site 22/4b and other seabed sources

摘要

The North Sea hydrodynamics are key to the redistribution of methane released at the 22/4b Site, located at (57 degrees 55'N, 1 degrees 38'E) in the UK Central North Sea, 200 km east of the Scottish mainland. This review summarizes the current state of knowledge on the North Sea circulation, stratification, and variability therein and briefly discusses the potential consequences for the distribution and fate of methane released from site 22/4b or other seabed sources.