Holocene Marine Sedimentation in the North Sea Basin
Author | : S. D. Nio |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 525 |
Release | : 2009-04-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781444303766 |
ISBN-13 | : 1444303767 |
Rating | : 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: A special publication of the International Association of Sedimentologists This comprehensive scientific book of more than 500 pages features chapters by various authors. Holocene Marine Sedimentation in the North Sea Basin address topics that include: ripple, megaripple and sandwave bedforms in South Wales; shoreline development in St Andrews Bay, Scotland; and the origin of ridges off the Zeeland coast. Highlighted research includes: measurements of suspended sediment concentrations made at stations on a sandy intertidal zone in South Wales, as well as another study of two cores from the southern side of the Norwegian Channel concerning geotechnical properties, texture, sedimentary structures and mineralogical composition.