We generalise and in certain cases improve on previous a priori estima
tes of Sobolev norms of solutions to the generalised complex Ginzburg-
Landau equation. A set of dynamic length scales based on ratios of the
se norms is defined. We are able to derive lower bounds for time avera
ges and long-time limits of these length scales. The bounds scale like
the inverses of our L(infinity) bounds.