Berner, Heinrich; Kaufhold, Holger; Nommensen, Broder; Pröber, Christian (2012): Maps of surface sediment distribution in the northern Wadden Sea, North Sea [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.785053, Supplement to: Berner, H et al. (1986): Detaillierte Kartierung der Oberflächensedimente im mittleren und südlichen Nordfriesischen Wattenmeer. Meyniana, 38, 81-93, https://doi.org/10.2312/meyniana.1986.38.81
Always quote citation above when using data! You can download the citation in several formats below.
Abstract:
From 1978 to 1981, intensive sedimentological investigations were carried out on the Northfrisian intertidal shoals between the small island of Gröde and Nordstrand lsland as a part of an interdisciplinary research projekt. The objective of this sedimentological study was to reveal long and short term tendencies in sedimentation and erosion in the environment. The presented study mainly concentrated on surface mapping in the tidal flats which based on more than 5000 sediment samples. The relative amounts of the grain-size fractions <0.063 mm and >0.125 mm are presented on maps. Predominant sediment typs are well sorted fine sands ("Wattsand") and muddy sands ("Schlicksand"), pure muds covering only small areas. The fine-grained deposits are either found in the lee-side of an island in elongated bays having a low waterdepth during high tide near the shore or near exposed "Klei" outcrops as well as sporadically on the edge of tidal rills. Together with standardized fields observations of biological and physical properties, the maps indicate a slight erosive tendency in large sections of the investigated area.
Coverage:
Latitude: 54.550000 * Longitude: 8.500000
Event(s):
NFWM * Latitude: 54.550000 * Longitude: 8.500000 * Location: Wadden Sea, North Sea, Germany * Method/Device: Geological mapping (GEOMAP)
Parameter(s):
# | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Title | Title | Berner, Heinrich | |||
2 | File size | File size | kByte | Berner, Heinrich | ||
3 | File name | File name | Berner, Heinrich | |||
4 | Uniform resource locator/link to graphic | URL graphic | Berner, Heinrich |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
16 data points